Doctor hugs 102-year-old patient throughout emotional surgery

Surgeon Zhao Liang (China) holds the patient to stabilize him during bone surgery, avoiding causing more pain to his fragile body.

According to Sina, on December 24, Chinese netizens passed around a touching photo capturing the image of a doctor holding an old woman throughout the surgery to avoid causing further injury to her at her "rare" age.

The patient is 102 years old and lives in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. She is in good health and has a clear memory. Three days ago, she fell and broke a bone and was taken to the hospital of Harbin Medical University. For elderly patients, surgery or "going under the knife" is extremely risky because it can cause unwanted injuries. The doctor carefully considered the possibilities and decided to perform surgery.

The doctor hugged the patient throughout the surgery. Photo: Sina.

The surgical team doctors determined that general anesthesia could pose risks when resuscitating the elderly patient. The surgical team decided to keep the elderly woman in a sitting position, and use local anesthesia in the lumbar epidural area to help the surgery go smoothly and limit pain for the elderly patient.

During the anesthesia, to avoid causing further damage to the old woman's weak body, Dr. Trieu Luong gently hugged the old woman, comforted her, encouraged her, and supported her. After that, he stood still, maintaining that position throughout the surgery.

Photo: Sina.

The young doctors had never seen such a way of holding a patient under anesthesia, so they were extremely surprised and moved to take pictures to record it.The surgery was successful, the image of "a doctor hugging an old patient during surgery" was spread and received great attention from the community.

When asked about this act of kindness, Dr. Trieu Luong said it was something he should do and there was nothing extraordinary that deserved everyone's praise./.

According to VNE