On September 3, Dr. Le Hoang Phuc - Head of Planning and Synthesis Department, Can Tho Central General Hospital - said that the hospital is currently carrying out procedures according to regulations to perform the next 2 transplants (from living donors, wife to husband). The surgery is expected to be scheduled for mid-September 2024. In addition, 2 other transplant couples have registered to perform procedures for kidney donation and transplantation at the hospital.
It is known that according to the contract of transferring expertise with Cho Ray Hospital, Can Tho Central General Hospital will perform 10 pairs of kidney transplants. After basing on the ability of the transplant team, Cho Ray Hospital will evaluate, in case of successful reception and transfer of technique, Can Tho Central General Hospital will perform independently.
This is also the beginning of steady progress in the journey to master difficult, modern techniques of the final hospital under the Ministry of Health in the Mekong Delta region.
As a direct participant in the kidney transplant team of two consecutive successful cases announced by Can Tho General Hospital on August 26, specialist doctor II Truong Minh Khoa - Deputy Head of the Department of Nephrology - Urology - said that through each surgery, the medical team has learned and gained more experience. The doctor assessed that the two recent cases were very difficult, from vascular malformations, aneurysm treatment, double ureters,...
"When we saw the patient's urine flowing out on the operating table, we were very happy. Next, the patient recovered day by day, walking, eating, and living almost normally. It can be said that to successfully perform this surgery, there was the cooperation of no less than 50 doctors.
In the near future, we will be given an overall assessment of the technical transfer from Cho Ray Hospital before performing it independently. However, as a kidney transplant recipient and a doctor, we are confident in performing it and bringing a new life to patients in the West," Dr. Khoa said excitedly.
On August 26, Can Tho Central General Hospital (CGH) announced that it had successfully performed two consecutive kidney transplants from living donors in coordination with a team of experts from Cho Ray Hospital. These two cases were performed after the first kidney transplant was announced 3 months earlier.
