“White Night” at Cho Ray, 7 major surgeries and the first lung transplant in the South

(Dan Tri) - Through the "sleepless nights" of the weekend, doctors at Cho Ray Hospital continuously performed organ harvesting and transplants to directly bring life to 7 people, including the first lung transplant in the South.

The first lung transplant in the South

On the afternoon of November 10, a representative of Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) said that in just 3 days, November 7-9, the medical staff here worked continuously, even overnight, to promptly receive 2 organ donation and transplant rounds.

Since then, they have directly saved the lives of 7 patients, and have also transported many organs to other parts of the country to save 5 more patients. Notably, this organ transplant also marked a special milestone, as Cho Ray Hospital successfully performed the first lung transplant in the Southern region.

Specifically, on November 7, a 49-year-old male patient (residing in Ho Chi Minh City) was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital with a severe traumatic brain injury due to a domestic accident.

After the medical team's efforts to save the patient proved unsuccessful, the patient's family agreed to donate the patient's organs to other patients in need of organ transplants.

Doctors and nurses observed a moment of silence to pay tribute to the organ donor (Photo: Hospital).

In response to the noble gesture of the donor and his family, along with legal procedures, consultations, and evaluation of the function of the donated organ, Cho Ray Hospital notified the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center to select suitable transplant patients.

As the procedures were urgently initiated, the medical team of Cho Ray Hospital began receiving organs and performing transplants overnight.

In the early morning of November 8, the first transplants were successful, opening up new opportunities for life for young patients, including 1 heart transplant and 2 kidney transplants.

And a 39-year-old male patient in Ho Chi Minh City was fortunate enough to become the first lung transplant recipient in the southern region. At the same time, two corneas were also transported to Hue Central Hospital and successfully transplanted to patients.

Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital performed the first lung transplant in the South (Photo: Hospital).

The sleepless nights of the weekend helped 12 people across the country to survive.

Before they could rest, on the night of November 9, Cho Ray Hospital doctors continued to receive information about another organ donation case at Ba Ria General Hospital. That was a 32-year-old man (residing in Long Hai commune, Ho Chi Minh City), who suffered a serious brain injury due to a traffic accident.

After hearing the doctor's assessment that there was no longer any chance of saving the patient, the man's relatives agreed to donate his heart, lungs, liver, and two kidneys so that they could save other patients.

Although very tired at this time, but with the determination not to affect the wishes of the donor's family, as well as promptly receive the sacred gifts, the medical team under the direction of the Board of Directors of Cho Ray Hospital quickly coordinated with other units to urgently carry out strict organ donation and transplant procedures.

With the coordination of the traffic police team, from Ba Ria Hospital, the donor's heart was urgently transported to Cho Ray Hospital within 64 minutes, promptly transplanted to a heart failure patient.

Not stopping there, several vehicles carrying organs urgently arrived at the airport to transport a portion of the liver to Hue (the remaining portion was transplanted to a patient in Ho Chi Minh City), and the lung was transported to Hanoi for transplantation at the National Lung Hospital, with the support of the aviation authorities.

Organs are preserved by Cho Ray Hospital to be coordinated for transplant to patients elsewhere (Photo: Hospital).

Meanwhile, the donor's two kidneys continued to be transplanted to two patients on the waiting list at Cho Ray Hospital.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties involved, a total of 12 donated organs have been successfully transplanted to patients in all three regions of Vietnam: North, Central, and South.

Dr. Pham Thanh Viet, Deputy Director of Management at Cho Ray Hospital, said that the success of the two consecutive organ donation and transplantation campaigns not only demonstrates the professional expertise, dedication, and close coordination between medical facilities, but also serves as vivid evidence of the humanitarian value of organ donation.

In particular, the first lung transplant performed at Cho Ray Hospital opened an important turning point in the field of organ donation and transplantation in the Southern region, bringing more chances of life to many patients who are fighting death every day.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/dem-trang-o-cho-ray-7-cuoc-dai-phau-va-ca-ghep-phoi-dau-tien-o-mien-nam-20251110181751524.htm