Before performing the organ removal surgery, more than 60 medical staff bowed their heads to say goodbye and pay their respects to the brain-dead 18-year-old boy.
An 18-year-old male student had a traffic accident and was taken to Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment in a state of multiple injuries, severe brain injury, and deep coma. The patient was actively monitored and treated, but his condition did not improve and the doctor determined he was brain dead.
After the doctor explained, the family agreed to donate their child’s organs to save the lives of many other patients. The hospital has coordinated with the Organ Transplant Center of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital and the Central Eye Hospital to review and search for people eligible for transplant.
On the evening of December 12, more than 60 medical staff from the three above hospitals bowed their heads in gratitude to patients before surgery to remove tissues and organs.
Doctors bowed their heads in gratitude to the brain-dead young man who donated his organs and revived 6 other people. Image: Hospital provided
According to initial assessment, the tissues and organs removed are of good quality. A kidney was immediately transplanted to a patient at Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital; The remaining kidney, heart and liver were transferred to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital; two corneas were transferred to the Central Eye Hospital.
Currently, tissue and organ transplants are proceeding smoothly. All patients receiving heart, liver, kidney, and cornea transplants in the first hours after transplant have a good prognosis.
Organ transplantation is one of the most important achievements of human medicine since the 20th century. From the first kidney transplant in 1992 until now, the country has had more than 9,000 organ transplants performed. Of these, there are mainly kidney transplants with more than 8,000 cases, 650 liver transplants, 90 heart transplants, 11 lung transplants, and a few remaining intestine or organ transplants.
The first organ transplant from a brain-dead donor in Vietnam was performed in May 2010. As of November 2024, after 32 years of organ transplantation and 14 years of taking organs from brain-dead donors, the whole country recorded 183 brain-dead organ donors.