Singaporean couple thank Vietnamese doctors after heart surgery: 'Thank you for not giving up'

thông tim - Ảnh 1. — Full content of the letter from a Singaporean couple to the medical team after successfully performing a heart catheterization on their child - Photo: Provided by the doctor

The letter was sent by a Singaporean couple to Vietnamese doctors, after the wife, who was 25 weeks pregnant, had just undergone a successful cardiac intervention by the medical team at Tu Du Hospital and Children's Hospital 1.

This is the 9th successful cardiac catheterization by the medical team of Tu Du Hospital and Children's Hospital 1 under the direction of the director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health ; and the first case performed on a foreign patient; also the most difficult case, having to be performed twice with many "brain-teasing" situations.

At the beginning of the letter, the Singaporean couple expressed their gratitude for the dedication, efforts and tireless support of the doctors and nurses throughout their treatment journey in Vietnam.

The couple said that although the fetus' condition was very serious and unfavorable, the doctors did not give up.

"This experience will forever be in our hearts. Words cannot express how grateful we are to the amazing medical team in Vietnam. Thank you so much for everything you have done for us," the couple concluded their letter.

It is known that the 25-week-old fetal heart catheterization (weighing 600 grams) for a Singaporean pregnant woman is the most difficult case among the 9 fetal heart intervention cases at Tu Du Hospital (HCMC) so far.

The fetus underwent two cardiac catheterizations. The first was on May 22, but after more than two hours, the team could not reach the left heart chamber due to the fetus's fixed prone position. The second time was on May 28.

Under the direct and close guidance of the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Tang Chi Thuong, and the directors of Tu Du and Nhi Dong 1 hospitals, a consultation for the second intervention took place. The experts decided to intervene again, trying to save the fetal heart when the disease was gradually getting worse.

As a key member of the fetal catheterization team for a Singaporean pregnant woman, Dr. Do Nguyen Tin - head of the cardiovascular intervention unit at Children's Hospital 1 - confided that the moment the fetal catheterization was successful, the whole family, the pregnant woman and the team burst into tears.

According to Dr. Tin, because the pregnant woman was a foreigner, the entire process of fetal catheterization was more stressful than previous cases. Not only that, the disease progressed severely, making it difficult to catheterize. Because the first catheterization failed, the second catheterization was more stressful.

The Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health assessed this success as the result of a systematic investment process in the right direction, and the result of close coordination between specialties: obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric cardiology, neonatal anesthesia and resuscitation, diagnostic imaging, etc. of two end-line hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Department of Health respectfully acknowledges and commends the team of experts, technicians, and nurses of Tu Du Hospital and Children's Hospital 1 for their tireless efforts to master advanced fetal intervention techniques, saving the lives of tiny creatures in the womb.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vo-chong-san-phu-singapore-cam-on-bac-si-viet-nam-sau-ca-thong-tim-cam-on-vi-cac-ban-khong-tu-bo-2025052918360682.htm