The donor was a 19-year-old man who suffered severe injuries in a traffic accident, leaving him in a deep coma with multiple traumatic injuries. Despite intensive resuscitation and treatment by doctors at Bai Chay hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh, he succumbed to catastrophic brain damage.
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Medical staff from Bai Chay hospital and specialists from central hospitals observe a minute's silence in tribute to a 19-year-old organ donor and his family in Quang Ninh province before the organ retrieval surgery. |
Following confirmation of brain death, the hospital worked closely with the National Coordination Centre for Human Organ Transplantation and leading transplant specialists to maintain optimal organ function, assess the viability of each organ and successfully retrieve the heart, liver and both kidneys.
Under the national organ allocation program, the donated organs were transported overnight to transplant centers across the country, where all procedures were carried out successfully.
The heart and the right lobe of the liver were allocated to the 108 Military Central Hospital in Hanoi. By the early hours of July 26, both the heart and liver transplant operations had been completed, with the recipients remaining in stable condition.
The left lobe of the liver was transferred to Vinmec Times City International Hospital in Hanoi, where surgeons, in collaboration with the Vietnam National Children's Hospital, successfully transplanted it into a 10-month-old infant suffering from congenital biliary atresia complicated by severe liver failure.
One kidney was transported more than 600 kilometers to Hue Central Hospital, where it was successfully transplanted on the afternoon of July 26. The second kidney was flown to Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, with the transplant operation completed later the same day.
With the successful completion of its first multi-organ retrieval, Bai Chay hospital has become the third medical facility in Quang Ninh to perform the highly complex procedure in accordance with the national protocol. The achievement also highlights the profound humanitarian value of organ donation in society.
Source: VNA