Started looking for transplant lungs for pilot patients



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While organs are being retrieved, patients must be prepared for transplantation. That is, irreversible lung damage and infection must continue to be treated, controlling the source of infection in the patient.

Doctors are cultivating viruses to confirm that patients no longer have nCoV. When confirmed negative, the patient was rushed to Cho Ray Hospital, preparing for a lung transplant.

The Ministry of Health requires the Medical Examination and Treatment Administration to investigate legal documents, determine treatment costs, and transplant costs to seek financing. Cho Ray Hospital is preparing to receive treatment and rehabilitation for patients; Prepare to pair when eligible. Cho Ray Hospital also cooperates with the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital to obtain organs and prepare human resources and equipment for transplantation.

May 14 is the 39th day that “Patient 91” received the ECMO intervention. The situation is very critical, 90% of the lungs are no longer functional, fibrosis, solidification, life is completely dependent on ECMO.

On consecutive days, top experts from the country’s top hospitals consulted online to assess and seek treatment for patients. The last is an interhospital consultation on lung transplantation indicated on 12/5, because this is the last opportunity for patients. The lung source may be from a brain donor or a brain donor, but it must be compatible.

A few days ago, a brain-dead person donated a suitable lung to a patient, but the donated lung had an infection and could not be used.

The 43-year-old British pilot patient is the worst case scenario. He was treated at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City.

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