Emergency cardiovascular intervention for newborn in Vientiane (Laos) brought to Nghe An for emergency treatment
On August 7, doctors at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital raced against the "god of death" to save the life of a newborn baby returned from Laos.
A 3-day-old newborn baby, just born in Vientiane (Laos), was taken by his Vietnamese parents 500 km to Nghe An for emergency care.
According to the family, after the baby was born, doctors at Vientiane Capital Hospital (Laos) noticed abnormalities in the baby's health and advised the family to take the baby to Thailand. However, the baby's parents decided to return to Nghe An, placing their full trust in the medical team in their homeland.
Arriving in Nghe An at 6am on August 7, the child was hospitalized atMaternity and Pediatrics Hospitalin critical condition, near death prognosis due to an extremely complex congenital heart defect - right ventricular hypoplasia and pulmonary valve stenosis.
At this time, the child has a heart rate of 130 beats/minute and a SpO index2(blood oxygen concentration) dropped below 45%... Doctors determined this was an extremely urgent case, requiring timely cardiac intervention, with a poor prognosis.
Right away,Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospitalorganized an emergency consultation between the hospital leadership and the Cardiology and Neonatal Resuscitation Department. Experts and doctors stated: It is necessary to perform emergency intervention to open the ductus arteriosus and dilate the pulmonary valve for the child. To help the procedure be performed with absolute precision in cardiovascular intervention on the newborn's body, it is necessary to use a modern digital subtraction angiography (DSA) system.
At 7:30 a.m., the youngest ever cardiovascular intervention on a newborn baby at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital was performed. After timely cardiac intervention, the baby's condition became stable. Heart rate increased to 140-160 beats/minute, and SpO2has improved significantly, reaching 85%.
Next, the child was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for continued close monitoring... Currently, the child is out of danger and is being closely monitored by doctors to determine the next treatment regimen.
This successful emergency cardiac intervention not only brought life to the baby, meeting the expectations of the Vietnamese family living in Laos, but also once again affirmed the specialized medical capacity and high technology of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in taking care of the health of mothers and children./.