Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to three groups and one individual of Binh Duong General Hospital for their outstanding achievements in reattaching the severed hand of a pregnant woman carrying twins - Photo: BVCC
On December 4, at Binh Duong General Hospital, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to three groups and one individual of the hospital in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the above rare surgery.
Accordingly, three groups include Binh Duong General Hospital, the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, the Department of Surgery - Anesthesia and Resuscitation and an individual, Dr. CKII Vo Thai Trung - Deputy Head of Department, in charge of the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma.
Mr. Tran Luu Quang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - also sent a letter of commendation to the surgical team, recognizing their efforts, high sense of responsibility and smooth coordination between the specialties of Binh Duong General Hospital in the special surgery for a pregnant woman carrying twins.
The City leaders assessed this as a success of profound human significance, demonstrating the professional qualities, expertise and heart of the medical staff. At the same time, they sent their congratulations and commended the dedication of the team of doctors, nurses and technicians who have contributed to affirming the quality of medical care in the region.
The Secretary hopes that the team will continue to maintain their enthusiasm, promote their intelligence and skills, and constantly innovate to serve the people better and better.
According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, this success does not belong to just one individual but is the result of the harmonious coordination and standard procedures of the whole team, racing against every minute to save the patient's limb. This is the crystallization of the deep expertise of microsurgery - plastic surgery, combined with the heart and courage of the doctor.
"This is a great source of encouragement for the hospital and the entire industry, in the context that the city is aiming to develop specialized healthcare and build an increasingly higher quality healthcare system," Mr. Dung shared.
Mr. Le Ngoc Long - Director of Binh Duong General Hospital - said that the award is a great source of encouragement for the medical team, giving them more motivation to continue researching, applying new techniques, improving the quality of treatment, aiming to bring the best chance of survival and recovery for patients.
From temporary leg support to reattaching a severed hand to its correct position
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the City Department of Health visited and encouraged the mother whose hand was successfully reattached - Photo: BVCC
On the same day, the delegation visited the health of the mother whose hand was successfully reattached, and presented 10 million VND and a gift of encouragement to share with the patient during the treatment and recovery process.
Previously in September, Ms. LN.P. (20 years old, currently 23 weeks pregnant with twins) was hospitalized with a crushed lower third of her forearm and a completely severed right hand due to a work accident. The health of Ms. P. and her fetuses faced many risks.
To preserve as much living tissue as possible and facilitate the subsequent reattachment surgery, the surgical team decided to temporarily transplant the hand to the right leg, maintaining continuous blood flow for nearly two months. This is a rare, complex microsurgical technique that requires close monitoring and multidisciplinary coordination.
On November 28, when the fetus was 34 weeks old, doctors from the orthopedic trauma department, in coordination with the surgery - anesthesia and resuscitation department, the obstetrics and gynecology team and many related units, performed a surgery lasting more than 12 hours to separate the hand from the temporary graft site and reattach it to its original anatomical position.
The vascular - tendon - nerve system is re-established with extremely sophisticated microsurgical techniques, ensuring blood circulation to the transplanted limb, while continuously monitoring fetal activity throughout the surgery.
After surgery, the patient's hand was warm and pink, had light movement and continued to be rehabilitated according to the protocol.
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