Application of advanced techniques to treat digestive diseases at Cua Dong General Hospital
(Baonghean.vn) - In our country, digestive diseases still rank first in the group of internal medicine diseases in terms of the rate of people suffering. In order to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, to meet the increasing health care needs of the people, last September, Cua Dong General Hospital organized a training course in the field of digestive diseases directly trained by leading digestive experts - Bach Mai Hospital.
Implementing many advanced treatment methods
In order to meet the increasing demand for examination and treatment of diseases related to the digestive tract of patients, Cua Dong General Hospital is currently routinely implementing diagnostic and treatment techniques in the fields of digestion, hepatobiliary and pancreatic organs: Flexible endoscopy to diagnose digestive tract diseases, endoscopic resection of digestive tract polyps, endoscopic injection to stop bleeding in digestive tract bleeding, techniques to inject liver abscesses, cirrhosis, etc.
One of the modern techniques that brings outstanding benefits is gastroscopy and colonoscopy under anesthesia.
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| Doctors from the Department of Functional Exploration - Cua Dong General Hospital perform painless digestive endoscopy for pediatric patients. Photo: Dinh Nguyet |
As in the case of Ms. Le Thi Yen (Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City) who had a stomach disease and had to be examined and treated many times, she had to intervene with endoscopic techniques. She felt very uncomfortable, nauseous, and had difficulty breathing, but the first time she performed endoscopic anesthesia at Cua Dong General Hospital, she experienced it very easily. Ms. Yen said:“Thanks to the anesthesia technique during the endoscopy, I did not feel uncomfortable, nauseous, or scared.”
Gastrointestinal endoscopy under anesthesia is a method that helps patients no longer feel uncomfortable during the endoscopy, thereby helping patients cooperate better, helping doctors observe lesions closely and detect diseases accurately. After 3-5 minutes of endoscopy, the patient regains consciousness as usual without affecting their health. Endoscopy under anesthesia is especially valuable in patients with cardiovascular disease, children, and the elderly.
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| Hospital applies HP breath test to diagnose gastrointestinal diseases. Photo: Cung Nguyen |
Receive new techniques from Bach Mai Hospital
Implementing the "Satellite Hospital" project, with the goal of continuously improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, recently Cua Dong General Hospital has received many new techniques from Bach Mai Hospital, including new techniques specializing in digestion.
Having a digestive disease caused Ms. Nguyen Thi K. (29 years old, Quy Hop district) to have a poor appetite and poor health. Ms. K. visited Cua Dong General Hospital and was diagnosed with colon polyps and was prescribed polypectomy. Ms. K. was directly operated on by a team of doctors from Cua Dong General Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital.
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| Gastroenterologist of Bach Mai Hospital transfers improved colon polyp removal technique to Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: Lam Tung |
According to Doctor Nguyen Viet Thang, Department of Functional Exploration, Cua Dong General Hospital, the advantage of cutting gastrointestinal polyps through flexible endoscopy will help patients avoid surgery and eliminate the risk of cancer.
It is known that the hospital has been implementing this technique for 2 years now, but in this phase, the digestive experts of Bach Mai Hospital have updated the improved colon polyp cutting technique to avoid complications of bleeding and polyp perforation during the implementation process.
Dr. Vu Truong Khanh - Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and leading experts in endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery at Bach Mai Hospital directly "held hands and guided" the hospital's doctors and physicians; performed endoscopic techniques to remove gastrointestinal polyps on difficult and special cases. Thereby, contributing to improving the professional and technical qualifications of the hospital's medical staff; improving efficiency, shortening treatment time for patients.
In addition, experts and doctors at Bach Mai Hospital also transfer the endoscopic interventional hemostasis procedure. This method aims to safely stop bleeding in emergency cases due to bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Evaluating the effectiveness of technology transfer at Cua Dong General Hospital, Doctor Bui Quang Thach - Department of Gastroenterology, Bach Mai Hospital said:“Cua Dong General Hospital has good facilities, a large number of patients, and a high demand for gastroscopy (100-150 patients/day). The doctors are well-qualified and experienced. After being standardized, we believe that the doctors at Cua Dong General Hospital will effectively implement this technique.”
During this period, 15 patients were treated by central doctors and a team of doctors from Cua Dong General Hospital for endoscopic surgery to remove gastrointestinal polyps (removing gastric polyps, colon polyps, rectal polyps; ligation of esophageal veins, ligation of hemorrhoids via gastrointestinal endoscopy).
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| Training and updating advanced medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases for the medical team of Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: Lam Tung |
Doctors from Bach Mai Hospital also directly guide, train, and update modern techniques and advanced medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for the hospital's medical staff: Update diagnosis and management of treatment of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HP-positive gastritis and other digestive and hepatobiliary diseases.
With the transfer of advanced medical techniques in the treatment of digestive diseases from Bach Mai Hospital, Cua Dong General Hospital will perform many difficult surgeries, improve efficiency, shorten treatment time and effectiveness; create convenience for many patients to avoid referrals, reduce examination and treatment costs./.