Timely blood donation saves the life of a patient undergoing surgery for multiple uterine fibroids
(Baonghean.vn) - A woman with uterine fibroids lost a lot of blood during surgery. She was immediately saved in a difficult situation by medical staff and people visiting her family who donated blood.
On the morning of April 11, Tan Ky District Medical Center announced that doctors here had just successfully performed surgery to save the life of patient Dau Thi Ha (born in 1973, residing in Xuan Son hamlet, Do Luong district) who suffered severe blood loss during surgery for uterine fibroids. Due to excessive blood loss, medical staff called on everyone to donate blood to save the victim's life.
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| Mr. Truong Dinh Phuong - Head of the Department of Disease Control gave Ms. Ha a unit of blood. Photo: Phuong Hao |
Accordingly, at 7:30 am on April 11, Ms. Ha was admitted to the hospital in a normal health condition, with a dull pain in the lower abdomen, a 2x3 cm polyp in the uterus at the 6 o'clock position; the uterus was as big as a 3-month fetus, with a bumpy surface. The doctor diagnosed Ms. Ha with uterine fibroids and cervical polyps.
Ms. Ha's family said that Ms. Ha has no husband or children. 9 years ago, ultrasound discovered uterine fibroids. She took medicine but it did not help. Today, Ms. Ha went to the doctor, ultrasound discovered many hypoechoic masses so she asked to be hospitalized for treatment.
After the diagnosis, the medical team at the District Health Center decided to perform surgery to remove the fibroids from Ms. Ha. The surgery lasted more than three hours because 20 fibroids had to be removed. Because the surgery was so long and her physical condition was weak, Ms. Ha suffered from severe anemia.
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| Mr. Nguyen Cong Thai - a student at Vinh University, visited a family member being treated at the center and volunteered to donate blood to save Ms. Ha's life. Photo: Phuong Hao |
However, the patient had blood type O - which is the blood type that Tan Ky Medical Center currently does not have in stock. Therefore, the unit called on everyone, mobilized staff with the same blood type O to come to the hospital and donate blood to promptly rescue the patient.
Immediately after that, Mr. Truong Dinh Phuong (born in 1983) - Head of the Department of Disease Control; Mr. Ha Quang Hao (born in 1990) - an officer of Nghia Binh Commune Health Station were two medical staff who promptly donated blood.
In particular, Mr. Nguyen Cong Thai (born in 1995), from Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky), currently a student at Vinh University, while visiting a relative who was being treated at Tan Ky Medical Center, volunteered to donate blood in the face of the patient's critical condition. A resident of Huong Son commune, Mr. Tran Van Thang (born in 1984), was also present in time to donate blood to save the patient's life. 4 people volunteered to give Ms. Ha 4 units of blood.
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| Ms. Ha was saved after a 3-hour surgery. Photo: Phuong Hao |
The Medical Center’s leadership praised the life-saving blood donation of two medical staff and two residents. Currently, the surgery was successful, Ms. Ha is awake and in the recovery period./.
