Children's Hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh City, supported the cost of 100 million VND for surgery to save the life of a 2-year-old Cambodian patient diagnosed with tympanic membrane and severe pulmonary hypertension.
Patient Quang Nac (2 years old, Cambodian nationality) is healthy after heart surgery at Children's Hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: TIEN QUOC
On the morning of November 12, Children's Hospital 1 reported on the surgery for a patient named Quang Nac (2 years old, Cambodian nationality) with a diagnosis of tympanic membrane and severe pulmonary hypertension.
The surgery for this foreign child patient was 100% funded by Children's Hospital 1.
Children's Hospital 1 said that patient Quang Nac had been hospitalized many times since he was a child due to pneumonia. Notably, in the past 4 months, the patient often had fever in the afternoon, coughed up phlegm, and had difficulty breathing...
After a long treatment at Phnom Penh Hospital, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, monitored for pulmonary tuberculosis, and treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs but there was no progress and was advised to transfer to Children's Hospital 1.
Within 5 days of discharge from the hospital, the patient had symptoms of increasing shortness of breath and was transferred to the emergency department of Children's Hospital 1.
Doctor Nguyen Tri Hao - Head of the Cardiology Department at Children's Hospital 1 - said that the case of patient Quang Nac is rare, with only one case appearing each year. According to the medical history, since the age of 4 months, the patient was not properly diagnosed, sought treatment in many places, and used the wrong medicine, causing his health condition to worsen.
According to Dr. Hao, when admitted to the cardiology department, the child's condition was quite serious and required immediate surgery, otherwise his life would be in danger.
However, the patient's family is in difficult circumstances and cannot afford the surgery cost of up to 100 million VND and intends to request discharge from the hospital without performing the surgery.
"Given the above situation, the board of directors of Children's Hospital 1 decided to contact the hospital's social work department to fully support the cost of surgery to save the life of patient Quang Nac," Dr. Hao shared.
CT scan results, diagnosis upon admission of Cambodian child patient - Photo: TIEN QUOC
The heart surgery for the child took place on October 30. During surgery, the diagnosis was that the left atrial septum had a 5mm hole in the septum, a 2mm PFO connected to the distal chamber, the proximal chamber received blood from the pulmonary arteries, the distal chamber contained the atrium and flowed down to the mitral valve.
The surgery to remove the left atrial septum was successful. After a period of intensive care, the patient was able to be discharged from the hospital on November 13.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/benh-vien-nhi-dong-1-cuu-song-benh-nhi-2-tuoi-nguoi-campuchia-20241112112901188.htm
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