On April 26, Ninh Hoa Regional General Hospital said that it had successfully treated a patient with endoscopic surgery who was stabbed through the chest and abdomen by a wooden branch.
Previously, the hospital received the patient in a condition where a large wooden branch (about 3cm) pierced through the right chest area, heading towards the abdominal cavity, causing severe pain and potential risk of multiple organ damage.
According to doctors, this is a complex type of injury, just a small mistake in treatment can lead to massive bleeding or damage to important organs such as the diaphragm, liver, and lungs.
Immediately upon admission to the Emergency Department, the patient's hemodynamic status was quickly assessed and recorded as still stable - an important factor in orienting treatment plans.
Doctors prescribed an emergency CT scan. Through it, it was discovered that the patient had liver contusion, liver sac fluid and a foreign object penetrating from the chest area into the abdominal cavity.
Faced with the above situation, the hospital organized an inter-specialized consultation between Surgery and Anesthesia and Resuscitation.
The emergency surgery decision was made in a short time to avoid the risk of bad developments.
Instead of choosing traditional open surgery, the treatment team decided to apply exploratory and treatment laparoscopic surgery.
During the surgery, doctors safely removed the foreign object, controlled liver damage, and comprehensively assessed the abdominal cavity to limit the risk of missing injury.
According to doctors, laparoscopic surgery in cases of penetrating trauma requires high professional qualifications and the ability to accurately assess, because if the assessment is wrong, it can lead to serious consequences.
After 7 days of treatment, the patient was awake, vital signs were stable, the surgical wound was dry, recovered well, no respiratory complications or infections were recorded and he was safely discharged from the hospital.
The case is proof of the ability to diagnose quickly and accurately and the ability to deploy laparoscopic surgery in complex injury situations at Ninh Hoa Regional General Hospital, and also shows the effectiveness of coordination between specialties in emergency and treatment.
Doctors also recommend that in cases where sharp objects pierce the body, people should absolutely not arbitrarily remove foreign objects, and need to quickly go to the nearest medical facility for timely treatment, avoiding the risk of dangerous complications.
