A 58-year-old man tragically died from brain death following a traffic accident. His family members made the compassionate decision to donate his organs and kidneys to two individuals in Hue suffering from kidney failure. Despite being hospitalized and receiving life-saving measures, the patient was unable to recover, and a panel of experts determined he had experienced brain death.
Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital recommended organ donation to the patient’s family to potentially save the lives of others in need. The hospital worked with various facilities, including the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, to find suitable recipients for the organs. Ultimately, two individuals with severe kidney failure at Hue Central Hospital were identified as recipients for the kidney transplants.
Following proper procedures for organ preservation, the transplant team flew to Hue with the donated kidneys on June 20. With the assistance of traffic police, they safely transported the organs to the hospital for prompt transplantation. By the next morning, the kidney function of the two recipients had returned to normal, marking a successful transplant operation.
This organ donation from a brain-dead donor was a significant milestone for Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital, as they had previously only performed transplants from living, blood-matched donors. This new model of organ donation expands the available sources of organs, allowing more patients to receive life-saving treatments.
Organ and tissue transplantation play a crucial role in treating chronic and life-threatening conditions caused by irreversible organ dysfunction. The success of this transplant operation showcases the benefits of expanding the organ donation and transplant network at both district and provincial levels.
As of this year, over 8,000 transplant operations have been performed nationwide, with nearly 4,000 individuals currently on the waiting list for kidney and liver transplants. The act of organ donation from the deceased has proven to be a valuable contribution to saving lives and improving the quality of life for those in need of organ transplants.