Emotional moment to say goodbye to a brain-dead patient who donates a kidney to save lives
The family identified a 33-year-old male patient with a poor prognosis and a high probability of death, so they volunteered to donate a kidney to save the lives of 2 other people.
On the morning of June 8, Hue Central Hospital said that the unit had successfully performed two organ transplants from the source of a brain-dead patient.
Previously, the Organ Transplant Coordination Department of Hue Central Hospital received an organ donation request from the family of a 33-year-old male patient (residing in TT-Hue) who is being treated at the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation B.
This patient has a serious illness, a deep coma, a ventilator, a very serious condition, and a death prognosis.
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 patient’s clinical course 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. Three days after the surgery, the health of the two kidney transplant recipients is stable and making good progress.
Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep – Director of Hue Central Hospital said, this is the first case of organ donation after brain death in Hue and the Central – Central Highlands region.
“The moment of sending the 33-year-old male patient home to his family to take care of the aftermath took place in everyone’s emotions. Everyone appreciates the heart and open mind of the organ donor’s family.
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,” said Mr. Hiep. shall.
Quang Thanh
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