Nghe An Friendship General Hospital continues to successfully perform organ harvesting and transplantation from brain-dead donors.
On October 1st, Nghe An Friendship General Hospital, in collaboration with Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, performed organ harvesting and transplantation from a brain-dead donor. This marks the second time the hospital has conducted organ harvesting and transplantation from a brain-dead donor.
Previously, on September 30th, a 36-year-old male patient residing in Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province, was involved in a traffic accident due to a self-inflicted fall. His family quickly took him to Nghe An Friendship General Hospital for emergency treatment. Despite intensive care from doctors and nurses, the brain damage was irreversible.
Doctors informed the family about the patient's brain death status and advised them about the noble act of donating organs and tissues after death/brain death. The family agreed to donate multiple organs. Acknowledging the family's noble intentions,Nghe An Friendship General HospitalThe procedures were carried out in accordance with the law. Simultaneously, a report was submitted to the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center.
On the morning of October 1st,Nghe An Friendship General HospitalWe received support from Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. This unit sent teams to assist in brain-dead resuscitation, brain-dead diagnosis, and, together with teams from Nghe An Friendship General Hospital, carried out multi-organ harvesting (kidney, liver, heart, cornea) from brain-dead patients and performed kidney transplants for two patients with end-stage chronic kidney failure who were undergoing cyclical hemodialysis.
Simultaneously,Nghe An Friendship General HospitalThe organs were also quickly transported to other hospitals for transplantation to patients.
This is a highly significant milestone, demonstrating the professional competence of the hospital's doctors and medical staff in mastering kidney transplantation techniques as well as other advanced procedures.
Dr. Trinh Xuan Nam, Specialist II - Deputy Director of Nghe An Friendship General Hospital
To achieve this, the hospital has developed a plan to effectively implement and develop advanced techniques, including organ transplantation. Specifically, the hospital has prepared the necessary infrastructure, invested in and renovated operating rooms to suit the needs of organ transplantation, and invested in equipment to meet the demands of organ transplantation.
In particular, the hospital focuses on training staff and doctors to implement two organ transplant techniques: kidney and liver transplantation. Besides this, the hospital does an excellent job of advising the public and reaching out to potential brain-dead patients to effectively promote their transplants.
In addition to organ transplantation techniques, the hospital has implemented endoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and the application of AI technology in surgical procedures. It has also developed in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and implemented ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), hemodialysis, and hypothermia treatments.
To date, Nghe An Friendship General Hospital has performed 16 kidney transplants, including 4 from brain-dead donors. This is the second successful case of multi-organ harvesting and transplantation from brain-dead donors at the hospital... This event marks a new step forward in the field of organ transplantation in Nghe An province in particular and the North Central region in general, contributing to the development of high-tech, specialized, and comprehensive techniques, aiming to make Vinh City a specialized medical center in the North Central region according to Decision No. 1660 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province.
