Request Gia Dinh General Hospital to temporarily stop performing liposuction

Previously, on May 12, Military Hospital 175 sent a dispatch to the Department of Health reporting a case of severe complications after liposuction surgery transferred from Gia Dinh General Hospital.

Immediately afterwards, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health sent a team of experts to quickly assess the conditions for ensuring patient safety in cosmetic surgery at Gia Dinh General Hospital. The team noted that there were many issues that needed to be clarified in the work of infection control, treatment indications, and patient care at this hospital.

Based on the initial assessment of the inspection team, the Department of Health has issued a document requesting the Director of Gia Dinh General Hospital to temporarily suspend liposuction-related techniques, and urgently review all conditions to ensure patient safety according to regulations, seriously implement the "Comprehensive care process for patients undergoing liposuction and abdominoplasty" issued by the Department of Health, and report corrective solutions to the Department of Health and the Ministry of Health .

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, to ensure patient safety in implementing liposuction techniques, on January 7, 2025, this unit issued the "Comprehensive care process for patients undergoing liposuction surgery to shape the abdomen".

"This is a detailed technical process that has been developed by experts from different specialties, including: surgery, anesthesia, resuscitation, cosmetic surgery, internal medicine, nursing, ... in collaboration with each stage that the patient must go through when being assigned and having liposuction surgery. Each step clearly specifies what needs to be done, who does it, how to do it, and predicts possible situations and solutions. The Department of Health requires all medical examination and treatment facilities approved for the list of abdominal liposuction techniques to organize training and strictly implement this process," the Department of Health stated.

After the hospital reports on the implementation of corrective measures, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health will organize an inspection team to re-evaluate the conditions for ensuring patient safety during surgery, and will send a written report to the Ministry of Health.

Minh Trang

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