Nghe An General Hospital: Successfully performed the third kidney transplant
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, Nghe An General Hospital successfully performed its third kidney transplant... The technique of "taking and transplanting kidneys from living people and brain-dead donors" has become a routine practice and has been a great success for Nghe An General Hospital and the Nghe An health sector.
The joy of being reborn
These days, Mr. Cao Manh C. (born in 1990, residing in Ky Lien ward, Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh province) is living in joy and happiness with new dreams and ambitions. The thing is, Mr. C. has just been "reborn", freed from the pain of a lingering illness.
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| Cao Manh C.'s life before was a series of painful days due to illness. Photo: Hoang Linh |
Mr. C. said: “For the past 3 years, I have been suffering from end-stage chronic kidney failure. In addition, I also have other underlying diseases such as hepatitis C, high blood pressure, anemia, and heart failure. Pain, high blood pressure, and shortness of breath still come frequently; there have been times when my blood pressure spikes up to 220/120 mmhg... 3 times a week, regardless of rain or shine, storms, I have to wake up early in the morning and travel from Ky Anh to Vinh City to be on time for dialysis. There were times when I felt like a burden and useless, I thought, “If only I died, my wife and 2 children would suffer less. My wife alone has to work hard to take care of her husband's medical treatment and raise the children.”
Then, the miracle came to Cao Manh C. That was the matter.Nghe An General Hospitalhas mastered and been recognized as qualified to perform kidney removal and transplant techniques. With great hope and boundless love, C.'s sister, Cao Thi Hong D. (born in 1988), brought her younger brother to Nghe An General Hospital to express her wish to donate a kidney to save him...
Sympathizing with the wishes of the family of Ms. Cao Thi Hong D. and Mr. Cao Manh C, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Huong - Director of Nghe An General Hospital directly made a detailed plan to carry out this kidney transplant. Specifically, the Hospital focused on mobilizing maximum human and material resources; with the full participation of staff trained in kidney transplant by Viet Duc Hospital... to perform the kidney transplant technique right at Nghe An General Hospital.
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| Kidney transplant for a patient at Nghe An General Hospital. Photo: Hoang Linh |
After 2 weeks of treatment, the health of Mr. Cao Manh C. and Ms. Cao Thi Hong D. has improved. Test results show that their kidney function is normal. On December 8, Mr. Cao Manh C. was officially discharged from the hospital to the immense joy of his family and the doctors.
Mr. C. tearfully said: “Thank you hospital and sister for giving me a new life. Now that I am healthy, I will try to live a good life to be worthy of your love and affection…”.
For the health of the patient
It is known that before Mr. Cao Manh C., Nghe An General Hospital had successfully performed 2 other kidney transplants. The first kidney transplant took place in October 2020, from two identical twins. The donor was Phan Van H.'s older brother and the recipient was Phan Van N. (with end-stage chronic kidney failure on dialysis for 1 year)... The second kidney transplant took place in January 2021. The donor was Truong Thi Ngoc M.'s younger sister and the recipient was Truong Van H.'s older brother with end-stage chronic kidney failure on dialysis for 2 years.
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| The Board of Directors of Nghe An General Hospital congratulated the patient on his recovery and discharge. Photo: Hoang Linh |
According to Nghe An General Hospital: Every year, there are more than 1,700 patients examined and treated at the Hospital with chronic kidney failure, many of whom are in the final stage of the disease and need dialysis, with an average of more than 21,000 dialysis sessions per year. Cases requiring regular dialysis not only greatly affect the health and life expectancy of the patient, but also cause great economic losses for the patient as well as the State budget.
To help patients with chronic kidney failure, Nghe An General Hospital has developed a kidney transplant project and sent staff to train in kidney transplant at central hospitals across the country such as Cho Ray Hospital, Hospital 198 and abroad. From 2015 to present, Nghe An General Hospital has actively implemented human resource training programs, renovated infrastructure, and equipment to serve the implementation of kidney transplant techniques.
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung and provincial leaders presented flowers to congratulate Nghe An Provincial General Hospital on being recognized as a facility qualified for kidney transplant. Photo courtesy |
In July 2019, Nghe An General Hospital coordinated with Viet Duc Hospital to implement a training program and transfer kidney transplant techniques to 23 staff. On July 19, 2020, the Ministry of Health's professional council conducted a technical assessment of kidney removal and transplantation from living donors and brain-dead donors at Nghe An General Hospital. On September 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health issued a decision to recognize Nghe An General Hospital as a qualified facility to perform kidney removal and transplantation from living donors and brain-dead donors.
Currently, the health status of the three kidney transplant cases is stable, kidney function and biochemical indexes are all within normal limits. Patients after kidney transplant have a normal life... The technique of "taking and transplanting kidneys from living people and brain-dead donors" becoming routine has been a great success of Nghe An General Hospital and Nghe An Health sector; marking a major turning point in the development of technical expertise in medicine in general as well as in the field of organ transplantation in particular... creating a new premise and prospect for organ transplantation in Nghe An.
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| Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long visits a kidney transplant patient at Hanoi General Hospital. Photo: Archive |
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Huong - Director of Nghe An General Hospital shared: In the context of COVID-19 prevention and control, patients do not have to go to the central level but can receive kidney transplants and enjoy modern and specialized medical services and techniques right at Nghe An General Hospital. This is a favorable condition, greatly reducing costs for patients. In the coming time, Nghe An General Hospital will continue to receive and perform kidney transplants for people in the province, the region and also patients from Laos. At the same time, the Hospital also promotes the development of advanced and specialized techniques to help patients.
