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From the National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, until 6 pm on May 14, Vietnam did not have a new case. Therefore, no new cases have been registered for 7 consecutive days 28 days no new COVID-19 patients from the community were registered.
During the day, 8 more patients were declared cured. Therefore, Vietnam only has 28 patients under treatment.
Regarding patient 91 (British pilot, the most serious case at present), Mr. Nguyen Hoang Phuc – Deputy Director of the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center, late 14-5 said 30 people have offered to donate their lungs to this patient.
These 30 people live in many regions, the youngest is only 35 years old, some sent information about their height and blood type to the center and all volunteered to donate part of their lungs to British pilot patients.
“The volunteers share their desire to donate organs to save critically ill patients, as an act that accompanies the efforts of all the other Vietnamese to prevent epidemics and also wants to help patients in their capacity.” Mr. Phuc has shared.
However, doctors say it is still a top priority to find donated organs from deceased brain donors to transplant patients.
According to Mr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of Administration of Medical Services (Ministry of Health), Currently, the patient has had 5 negative tests for the new coronavirus strain, but because the patient is still being treated for an infection, it is necessary to treat the infection and be resuscitated before receiving a lung transplant.
“The hospital will treat another patient for another test and send him to the HCM City Pasteur Institute for culture to see if the virus has been inactivated and controlled before transferring the patient to Cho Ray Hospital for recovery. Preparing conditions to allow lung transplant for patients, “said Khue.
The Ministry of Health also assigned Cho Ray Hospital to receive treatment for British pilot patients, recover and coordinate with Viet Duc Hospital to prepare lung transplants for patients when eligible. The Examination and Treatment Department manages the investigation of legal regulations, identifies the costs of treatment and finds funds for this special transplant.
According to information from the Viet Duc Hospital, where 3 lung transplants were performed from a brain-dead donor, the cost of a lung transplant depends on the patient’s condition and the time after the transplant. , generally up to 1.5-2 billion.
