Nghe An: Miracle of saving the life of a patient transferred to another hospital due to ruptured aorta

At 3:00 a.m. on November 30, patient Trinh Manh Kha (residing in Huong Khe, Ha Tinh) had abdominal pain, the pain gradually increased, became more and more severe, made him dizzy, sweaty, and unable to stand. Receiving the patient in a serious condition, Ha Tinh General Hospital urgently transferred the patient directly to Nghe An General Hospital.

Emergency surgery was performed. Photo: Hoang Yen

"We controlled, clamped the upper and lower ends of the aneurysm to stop the bleeding, removed the aneurysm, and replaced the abdominal aorta - iliac artery on both sides with artificial blood vessels. All operations of the surgical team needed to be quick to restore the artery, and provide blood to the lower limbs to avoid necrosis," - Master Pham Van Chung, Department of Cardiovascular - Thoracic Surgery, the main surgeon of the surgery shared.

Doctor Chung also said that patient Kha was saved thanks to the effective coordination between 3 hospitals: Bach Mai Hospital, Nghe An General Hospital and Ha Tinh General Hospital. With a very urgent emergency like a ruptured artery, the patient had no chance of surviving the 350 km journey to the capital.

After 10 days of post-operative recovery, patient Kha is awake and in good health. Photo: Hoang Yen

The post-operative resuscitation process in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit for patients with ruptured aortic aneurysms is also extremely difficult and arduous. Due to excessive loss, patients are prone to blood clotting disorders, liver failure, and kidney failure. The risk of death is always present.

Up to now, after more than 10 days, the patient has regained consciousness, no fever, hemodynamics and blood and biochemical test indicators have stabilized, and his health is good./.