On March 17, People's Hospital 115 said that the unit had just received and successfully performed microsurgery for patient L.C.Q (male, 64 years old) who had 4 fingers completely severed due to a paper cutting machine accident.
The patient was admitted to the hospital on the afternoon of March 16 in a state of severed fingers II, III, IV, V of the right hand. Through examination, doctors determined that this was a complex case due to the severed position at the near and far intervertebral joints, accompanied by severe crushed soft tissue. In particular, the patient was elderly and had a long history of smoking, increasing the risk of post-connection vascular obstruction.
The team performed continuous microsurgery for 8 hours to reconnect the fingers. The surgical process included bone fixation, blood vessel and nerve connection, and flexor and extensor tendon stitching for each finger. The surgery encountered many difficulties because the distant blood vessels were very small and bruised, requiring precise and meticulous operations to ensure blood circulation after the connection.
BS.CKII Nguyen Cao Vien - Deputy Head of Department of Trauma Surgery - Orthopedics, Head of Microsurgery - Plastic Surgery Unit of People's Hospital 115 said that the patient's fingers are now pink and have good blood circulation. The patient will continue to be monitored and undergo physiotherapy to restore the motor function of the fingers.
Dr. Vien recommends that when encountering a severed limb, proper first aid is important in increasing the possibility of successful reattachment.
The severed limb should be washed if possible, then wrapped in a clean gauze pad, wrapped in a plastic bag and placed in an ice container. This helps prevent the severed limb from directly contacting the ice for a long time, causing blood vessel damage and reducing the possibility of successful stitching.
