Touching scene of doctor using IV pole as crutch after 5-hour surgery

A doctor in Nghe An left the operating room, using an IV pole as a crutch after a 5-hour surgery on a patient.

Doctor Lo Van Minh used an IV pole as a crutch after a 5-hour surgery - Photo: THAM LE

In recent days, on social networks, an image of a doctor using crutches after surgery has appeared, attracting much attention from the online community with tens of thousands of interactions.

User Le Tham shared the content: "Image of the anesthesiologist after emergency surgery on a patient from 12pm to 5pm. When the patient's health stabilized, the doctor could no longer stand."

In the photo, the male doctor is still wearing his surgical gown, slippers on his feet, holding onto an IV pole, smiling after a long surgery.

The doctor's daily moments touched the hearts of many people. Some accounts reposted the image with comments of gratitude, deeply thanking the doctors who devoted themselves to their patients.

Van Anh shared: "Seeing these pictures, I realized how hard the doctors' work is. Thank you to the "warriors" in white coats who tried their best to save the patients."

"Many doctors put their heart first, consider the patient's life above all else, they do their best to save them, those are the true doctors, true to the saying "a good doctor is like a mother", Nguyen Thanh Dat expressed.

Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Anh - Deputy Director of Cua Dong General Hospital, Vinh City, Nghe An - said that the male doctor in the image shared online is working at this medical facility.

That is Dr. Lo Van Minh (63 years old), who has worked for 39 years in the field of anesthesia and resuscitation at Tay Bac Nghe An Hospital. In 2022, he returned to work at Cua Dong General Hospital.

The photo was taken when he and his colleagues completed a 5-hour surgery for a stomach cancer patient on the afternoon of February 26.

Dr. Minh has a history of herniated disc, so after each long surgery, his back aches so much that he has difficulty standing up straight.

After the surgery, Dr. Minh had to borrow the IV pole of the patient having his appendix removed to use as a "support" after completing the job.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/xuc-dong-canh-bac-si-dung-cay-truyen-dich-lam-nang-sau-ca-mo-5-tieng-20250302110651855.htm