Vietnam has the highest organ transplant rate in Southeast Asia
On March 5, the Ministry of Health, the National Coordinating Center for Human Body parts Transplantation and units coordinated to organize a workshop on "Strengthening the role of communication and mobilizing tissue and organ donation from donors after brain death".
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that Vietnam has the highest organ transplant rate in Southeast Asia (more than 1,000 cases/year) but the organ donation rate after death is among the lowest in the world.
Tissue and organ transplants are an important medical achievement, helping to save lives and improve the quality of life for thousands of patients with end-stage organ failure. However, according to the Deputy Minister, there is currently no clear mechanism or policy for consultation activities on tissue and organ donation from brain-dead or heart-dead people.
Only a few hospitals have established consultation and organ donation groups due to lack of appropriate treatment. Although communication work has been promoted, it is not yet widespread and effective, many people are still hesitant, have limited understanding, and are even concerned about spirituality and ethics. See more
Saving a patient with an eczema and bloody abdomen
The Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital received a patient with hemorrhagic shock due to a ruptured fetal lining in the uterus, deep blood pressure, rapid pulse, and bloody abdomen.
At the emergency room, the patient was examined and given an ultrasound and discovered that there were many epidemics (bloods) in the abdomen. The diagnosis was that the outside lining of the uterus had broken, causing serious shock and blood loss, and the risk of death was very high if not intervened promptly.
Determining this to be an extremely urgent emergency situation, the Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital activated the "Red Alert" process, mobilizing the entire resuscitation and surgery crew. The patient was transferred directly to the operating room to perform intensive resuscitation and prepare for emergency surgery, taking advantage of every precious second to save the patient's life. See more
26 hours to save the life of a patient with cardiac arrest
Male patient V.V.T (64 years old, Hanoi) suffered a serious traffic accident, with injuries all over his body. The right thigh was crushed, the third of the thigh bone was broken, and blood was flowing continuously. pale skin, cold front. No blood pressure measurement, no pulse.
After being admitted to the Emergency Department, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the patient had a cardiac arrest, and the heart rate returned. Immediately, the patient was taken to the Imaging Diagnosis Department for a CT scan and transferred directly to the operating room.
At 14:45, the special surgery team quickly arrived at the location. Under the leadership of Dr. Hoang Manh Ha, leading experts in the fields of micro surgery, neurology, and anesthesia coordinate in treating damage. See more
Warning of electrical short circuit accidents in children
Every year, Children's Hospital 2 receives many children who have electrical accidents. The cause is often due to a family repairing electrical equipment, the child accidentally touches it.
Doctors warn that every year, the unit receives 3-5 cases of pediatric patients who have electrical accidents. The cause is often due to the family repairing electrical equipment, the child accidentally stepping or touching it. This is a dangerous accident that can immediately affect life.
Electrical current that penetrates into the human body will damage organs in the body from the location of contact with local electrical current causing burns, nerve damage, heart damage causing arrhythmia, cardiac arrest and all other organs.
In addition to acute damage, electrical accidents can leave long-term sequelae in the nervous system, heart, kidneys, musculoskeletal system, etc. See more
