Ha NoiA 44-year-old female patient was hospitalized due to severe anemia. A blood transfusion was prescribed, but the storage facilities of the two hospitals were not sufficient.
Emergency patient at the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital with fatigue, loss of appetite, yellow skin and eyes, three weeks ago. The doctor diagnosed anemia, hemolysis, tubular adenoma in the sigmoid colon, and bile obstruction. The patient has a history of autoimmune hepatitis two years ago.
The Central Institute of Tropical Diseases coordinated with the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to conduct tests and discovered that the patient had 4 types of abnormal antibodies and needed a blood transfusion. However, the blood warehouses of these two facilities are not enough to meet the needs.
According to the doctor, this is a difficult case, requiring the coordination of doctors from many different specialties, especially the phenotypic blood donor community. Currently, the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has only received one suitable unit of blood, while the patient's needs require three to four units.
After transfusion of one unit of blood, the patient's health improved. The doctor prescribed a left-sigmoid colon resection and biliary stent placement, but the patient's health was too weak and required a blood transfusion before, during, and post-operative monitoring.
The doctor called on the community to support the patient with the necessary amount of rare blood.
