On September 20, specialist doctor Vo Thanh Nhon (Upper Limb Surgery Department, Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics, Military Hospital 175 ) said that after receiving the patient, it was determined that the patient needed emergency surgery immediately, and the surgical team was immediately deployed.
After 2 hours of microsurgery to reattach the patient's fingers, the results showed that the tips of fingers 4 and 5 survived well, and the skin graft at the 2nd phalanx of finger 1 survived well.
"Suturing the patient's blood vessels and nerves is a difficult operation, so the surgeon must be skillful and highly focused during the surgery. The patient received a skin graft for the third finger, a flap designed to cover the first finger, sutures to reconnect the severed fourth and fifth fingers, and sutures the artery and vein. One month after surgery, the patient will be hospitalized to suture the flexor and extensor tendons," said Dr. Nhon.
The patient's hand after being reconnected.
After surgery, patient T said that at the time of hospitalization, he was in extreme pain and worried that he would lose those two fingers forever, as well as have to live his whole life with his hands not intact.
"I am very lucky to have the dedicated help of doctors and nurses and am grateful to the doctors and nurses who treated, cared for and monitored my progress every day," the patient shared.
Through the above case, Dr. Nhon also recommends that when unfortunate events occur that cause limbs to be severed, first aid to stop bleeding is needed on the spot. The severed limb needs to be preserved by wrapping it tightly with gauze or clean cloth (be careful not to wrap it too thickly) around the severed part, then put it in a thin plastic bag, and tie the bag tightly so that water cannot seep in. Place the bag in a cooler, a basin of ice, and quickly bring it with the patient as soon as possible for timely emergency care.
Over the past year, the Department of Upper Limb Surgery, Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics, Military Hospital 175 has received and successfully operated on many cases of amputated limbs, restoring motor function to the patients.
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