Another hospital in Ho Chi Minh City deploys liver transplant technique

After successfully performing kidney transplants on 22 patients, Military Hospital 175 (Ministry of National Defense) will perform liver transplants on patients.

Doctors at Military Hospital 175 are participating in a kidney transplant surgery for a patient - Photo: CHINH TRAN

On October 30, Military Hospital 175 held a conference to summarize the program of transferring kidney harvesting and transplant techniques and deploy the plan to transfer liver harvesting and transplant techniques from Military Central Hospital 108.

Previously, in July 2023, with the professional support of Military Central Hospital 108, the first kidney transplant was successfully performed at Military Hospital 175.

So far, over 15 months, the hospital has successfully performed kidney transplants in 22 cases, giving new chances of life to patients in and out of the military.

Mr. Tran Quoc Viet, director of Military Hospital 175, said that the successful transplant results for 22 kidney transplant pairs were the result of the efforts of doctors and nurses, the support from hospitals, the Ministry of Health, and the Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance...

The success of the successful transfer of kidney transplant techniques has pushed the hospital's specialties to a new level. In addition, the results of medical examination and treatment at the outpatient and inpatient hospitals have both increased, specifically by 65% ​​compared to the same period in 2023.

This success also contributes to sharing experiences with other medical facilities inside and outside the military.

After the successful kidney transplant, in March 2024, Military Hospital 175 and Military Central Hospital 108 began transferring liver transplant techniques until December 2024.

To date, more than 60 students at Military Hospital 175 have successfully performed 24 liver transplants.

The main surgeons have determined that they are capable of receiving and implementing the transferred technique, mastering the technique and performing the basic segments of liver transplant surgery.

Up to now, the whole country has 26 facilities operating organ transplants, in Ho Chi Minh City there are 8 hospitals including: Cho Ray Hospital, People's Hospital 115, Children's Hospital 2, Thong Nhat Hospital, Gia Dinh People's Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Military Hospital 175, Xuyen A General Hospital.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/them-mot-benh-vien-tai-tp-hcm-trien-khai-ky-thuat-ghep-gan-20241031084052493.htm