Cua Dong General Hospital updates specialized techniques in Endocrinology

Patient Nguyen Thi Thao, from Nam Dan, is 50 years old this year. She has had goiter for many years. In the past two months, Mrs. Thao has been regularly examined at Cua Dong General Hospital and was diagnosed with thyroid tumor; indicated to have thyroid cell aspiration for cell testing. She had specialists from Bach Mai Hospital in collaboration with doctors from Cua Dong General Hospital perform a fine needle aspiration of thyroid cells; to determine whether the cells are benign or malignant in order to have an appropriate treatment plan. After only nearly 10 minutes of performing the procedure, Mrs. Thao was able to sit up, rest, without feeling pain or discomfort...

Dr. Le Ba Ngoc - Bach Mai Hospital instructs on the technique of fine needle aspiration of thyroid tumor cells under ultrasound guidance. Photo: Duc Anh

According to Dr. Huynh Phuc Tho - Cua Dong General Hospital, fine needle aspiration of thyroid cells is a procedure of inserting a small needle through the skin of the neck into the thyroid tumor to aspirate fluid or thyroid cells. The technique is performed when the patient is diagnosed with a thyroid tumor (single or multinodular) and has thyroid hormone tests (FT4 and TSH) within normal limits.

This is a simple but valuable technique because it can provide direct and specific information about a thyroid nodule. It is considered an effective method today in distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules, with an accuracy of up to 95%. However, this technique requires a doctor with good experience and expertise.

Therefore, through this transfer, doctors from Bach Mai Hospital directly "held hands to guide", guided, and improved knowledge and techniques of fine needle aspiration of thyroid cells for doctors and nurses from the Functional Exploration Department of Cua Dong General Hospital.

Dr. Le Ba Ngoc directly examines and treats patients at Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: Cao Phuong

Accordingly, doctors and nurses were updated on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes; hyperthyroidism syndrome; acute complications of diabetes and thyroid storm; chronic complications of diabetes; approaches to diagnosis and treatment, and monitoring of thyroid nodules. At the same time, doctors and nurses of the Hospital were also directly instructed on the principles of diagnosis and treatment methods for each case by Dr. Nguyen Quang Bay - Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Bach Mai Hospital, Dr. Le Ba Ngoc and other specialist doctors, when directly examining patients in the ward.

Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Bach Mai Hospital directly guides the principles of diagnosis and treatment methods for each case at Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: Cao Phuong

In addition, experts and doctors from Bach Mai Hospital also provided instructions on patient care, health education for patients with type 2 diabetes; foot care for patients with diabetic foot disease; technical support for fine needle aspiration of thyroid tumor cells under ultrasound guidance; technical guidance on measuring ankle and arm blood pressure in early diagnosis of vascular complications in diabetic patients.

Training and updating advanced medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases and diabetes for the medical team of Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: Cao Phuong

Evaluating the effectiveness of this transfer, Dr. Le Ba Ngoc - Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Bach Mai Hospital said: The hospital has invested in modern medical equipment and a system of standard treatment rooms. The team of doctors is highly specialized and eager to learn; after being transferred to update the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine and diabetes diseases, I am sure that the doctors will perform well and effectively treat patients with endocrine diseases right in the locality without having to transfer to the Central level.

After receiving the technology transfer, Cua Dong General Hospital performs the technique of fine needle aspiration of thyroid cells routinely at the Hospital; at the same time, it receives specialized technical packages on updating the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases and diabetes to help diagnose and successfully treat difficult cases.

Continuing the "Satellite Hospital" roadmap for the period 2016 - 2020, according to Doctor CKI Trinh Xuan Trung - Head of the Satellite Hospital Project Implementation Board, Cua Dong General Hospital, in the coming time, Bach Mai Hospital will continue to organize online consultation and training sessions to improve the professional qualifications of the medical staff, doctors and nurses of Cua Dong General Hospital; at the same time, continue to send staff to rotate to provide professional and technical support at the Hospital.