The first case of organ donation after brain death in the Central region
On June 3, 2022, the Organ Transplantation Coordination Department of Hue Central Hospital received an organ donation request from the family of a 33-year-old male patient, residing in Hue, being treated at the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department B.
This patient unfortunately has a serious illness, deep coma, mechanical ventilation, a very serious condition, and is expected to die.
Doctors and doctors of Hue Central Hospital perform an organ transplant from the first case of organ donation after brain death in the Central Highlands region. Photo: Nhat Tan.
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep – Director of Hue Central Hospital, the doctors tried their best to actively treat, monitor and evaluate the patient’s condition. However, the clinical course of the patient did not change during resuscitation. The hospital’s brain death review board conducted tests and clinical evaluation to identify the patient’s brain death on June 4.
This 33-year-old male patient has a cousin who is one of the end-stage chronic renal failure patients on routine dialysis, waiting for a kidney transplant opportunity at Hue Central Hospital. Understanding the wishes of patients in need of a kidney transplant, the patient’s family wishes to donate a kidney to save the life of his brother and other patients.
The Kidney Transplant Committee of Hue Central Hospital held a meeting to select a kidney recipient on the transplant waiting list and with the right index. At exactly 13:30 on June 5, the kidney transplant surgery for 2 recipients took place at the same time. Currently, the health of the two kidney transplant recipients is stable.
The medical staff and doctors of Hue Central Hospital bid farewell to the organ donor. Photo: Nhat Tan.
The moment to see off the 33-year-old male patient to his family to take care of the aftermath took place in the emotional choking of everyone. Everyone appreciates the open heart and thoughts of the organ donor’s family, who have overcome the barrier of people’s concept of “dead body”.
According to Hue Central Hospital, this is the first case of organ donation after brain death in Hue and the Central Highlands region. The hospital hopes that the noble gesture of the organ donor’s family will contribute to changing the view and attitude about organ donation after death so that more organ failure patients can be saved.
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