“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.

From there, they directly brought life to 7 patients, and at the same time transferred many organs to other regions of the country to save 5 other patients. Notably, this organ transplant also left a special mark, when 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 team's efforts to save the patient failed, the patient's relatives agreed to donate the patient's body parts to 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 transplanting them 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 lucky to become the first lung transplant recipient in the Southern region. At the same time, 2 corneas were also transported to Hue Central Hospital and successfully transplanted into patients.

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

Weekend "white nights" help 12 people across the country live

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 chance of saving the patient, the man's relatives agreed to donate the patient's heart, lungs, liver and 2 kidneys to save other cases.

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, the organ transport trucks rushed to the airport to take part of the liver to Hue (the remaining liver was transplanted to a patient in Ho Chi Minh City), and the lungs were transferred to Hanoi to transplant to a case at the Central Lung Hospital, with the support of the aviation agency.

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.

With the efforts of all parties, a total of 12 donated organs were successfully transplanted to patients in the North, Central and South regions.

Dr. Pham Thanh Viet, Deputy Director of Cho Ray Hospital, said the success of two consecutive organ donation and transplant operations not only demonstrated the expertise, dedication and close coordination between medical facilities, but also served as a vivid testament to the humane 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