Previously, the TCL patient had a traffic accident and was hospitalized in a state of severe traumatic shock and multiple injuries. Military Hospital 175 immediately activated the “red alert” procedure and performed emergency surgery with the coordination of many specialties. The difficulty in this case was that the patient had severe multiple organ rupture, so the doctors had to perform both resuscitation and shock treatment while performing surgery. In particular, the doctors had to perform a complex specialized technique of removing the pancreaticoduodenal mass in an emergency situation. The patient was also transfused with more than 5 liters of blood and blood products.

The medical team from Military Hospital 175 performed emergency surgery on patient TCL. Photo: VU LAN

Representing the patient's treatment team, Major, Master, Doctor CK I Pham Tan Dat, Department of Intensive Care Surgery, Military Hospital 175 said: "Surgery for multiple organ rupture in the abdomen is one of the urgent surgical emergencies that requires quick surgery and requires smooth coordination between specialties to reduce the risk of death due to severe internal bleeding and hemorrhagic shock. At the same time, it is necessary to coordinate resuscitation well to stabilize hemodynamics, avoid severe disorders arising after trauma and monitor and handle well possible complications during and after surgery. The hospital's "red alert" process has contributed to improving the quality of saving the lives of critically ill patients."

According to Dr. Pham Tan Dat, most patients with traffic accidents that result in severe trauma to solid organs such as the liver, kidneys, spleen, etc. cause massive bleeding in the abdominal cavity with or without damage to other hollow organs, requiring open surgery to quickly and thoroughly screen for and treat the injury, stop bleeding, and avoid serious complications that can affect life.

Currently, patient TCL has overcome the critical stage and is being monitored and treated at the Department of Surgical Intensive Care, Military Hospital 175.

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