Red alert activated to reconnect severed hand for patient

Once again, the spirit of urgency, precision, and dedication of the medical team at Cho Ray Hospital was affirmed when the successful surgery to reattach the severed hands of a 40-year-old male patient was announced on November 6.

Cho Ray Hospital medical team underwent a 12-hour surgery.

At around 11pm on October 16, victim C. was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital in a state of severe blood loss shock, with both hands almost severed after the fight. In a split second, the hospital's red alert procedure was activated, mobilizing teams from the emergency department, orthopedic trauma department and anesthesia and resuscitation department.

The battle to regain the patient’s hands began that night, lasting 12 tense hours. Under the hands of microsurgeons at Cho Ray Hospital, each blood vessel and nerve was reconnected in precarious hemodynamic conditions.

One hand, which was nearly severed, was fused with bone and blood vessels, while the other hand, which was completely severed, had to be reopened several times to restore blood flow. By 1 p.m. the next day, the surgery was completed with spectacular results: both hands were pink, warm, and showed signs of life.

The doctor examined patient C. before he was discharged from the hospital.

According to Dr. Tran Phuoc Binh, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Cho Ray Hospital, this is a type of "super surgery" that requires high level of expertise, close coordination and modern equipment.

Experts recommend that in the event of a severed limb, proper first aid and preservation of the limb in a sealed plastic bag placed in a cooler of ice (not directly immersed) are vital factors that determine the ability to reattach the limb.

From this medical story, demonstrating the superior expertise of the frontline medical team and through the red alert process, another medical miracle was written at Cho Ray Hospital.

Experts recommend that in the event of a severed limb, proper first aid and preservation of the limb in a sealed plastic bag placed in a cooler of ice (not directly immersed) are vital factors that determine the ability to reattach the limb.

NHAT THANH

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