On December 13, a Fujian woman undergoing a heart transplant in Zunyi was discharged from the hospital after one month of treatment and will return to Fujian by plane. In order to save the life of this woman thousands of miles away, the doctors in Zunyi provided her with meticulous surgery and care.
On the morning of the 13th, in the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Ms. Zou, 47, cleaned up her makeup and sent a pennant to the doctor team with her husband, Mr. Chen: "In this month, they have given me too much care and touch. Ms. Zou said.
Ms. Zou is a native of Liancheng County, Fujian Province. Last year, Ms. Zou, who worked at home, felt that her physical condition was poor, and she often had symptoms of fatigue and shortness of breath, especially when walking fast or climbing.
At first, I thought it was caused by poor rest, but then I became heavier and heavier, and my lower limbs began to swell, and I couldn't sleep flat at night, and sometimes I had difficulty breathing, and even coughed up blood." Ms. Zou said that after examination at the local hospital in Fujian, she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and cardiac function grade IV.
Mr. Chen said that his wife repeatedly took conservative medication in Fujian, and the improvement of symptoms was still not obvious, and the quality of life was also poor. Later, they were hospitalized in the Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, and after being evaluated as indicative of heart transplantation, they began to wait for a donor.
Perhaps it was the favor of heaven, or perhaps it was related to Zunyi, not long after being hospitalized in Xiamen, Ms. Zou received good news: Zunyi has a suitable heart donor and can perform transplant surgery. On November 10, Ms. Zou came to the Zun Medical Hospital and successfully performed a heart transplant the next day.
After the transplant, Ms. Zou successfully recovered her heartbeat." Liu Daxing, director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of the Zunyi Hospital, said that due to the patient's long-term cardiac insufficiency before surgery, the pulmonary hypertension is nearly 1 times higher than that of normal people, and the pulmonary vascular resistance is higher. Postoperative patients are likely to have blood from the right heart system that cannot reach the left heart, hypotension, hypoxemia, right heart failure, systemic edema, low urine output, and even the need for hemodialysis.
Dr. Yan Ren, the physician, said that when Ms. Zou returned to the Cardiac Surgery ICU, they provided her with a series of monitoring that included improving right heart function and constantly monitoring pulmonary artery pressure with a floating catheter. On the 3rd day after the operation, Ms. Zou was conscious, her muscle strength was restored, her respiratory circulation was stable, and the patient's left and right heart functions were satisfied, and she successfully left the ventilator. On day 4, the patient can go to the ground to move, mentally and mentally, mentally and mentally, mentally and mentally, mentally, mentally
Ms. Zou said that half a month after the operation, she felt good about herself and basically met the discharge criteria. But considering taking the plane home, the hospital gave her more delicate and considerate care, "and also reserved a special ward for me, which made me a foreigner who has lived two lives and was very touched." "
Height and weight can affect heart transplants Last year there were just over 500 cases nationwide
As the "engine" in the human body, heart transplant surgery is far more difficult than liver, kidney and other organ transplants. In 2020, just over 500 heart transplants were completed nationwide.
"Heart transplant surgery is also affected by geopolitical factors, and ischemia for more than 6 hours can affect heart function." Therefore, Liu Daxing said, the recipient and donor surgery is generally considered nearby to maximize the quality of the transplanted organ. When surgery is not possible nearby, consideration will also be given to airlifting organs or sending patients to the donor's hospital for surgery.
At the same time, heart transplantation will also be affected by the recipient, donor's blood type, height, weight, in addition to blood type to match, height, weight is also a factor that needs to be considered. In general, a man's heart can be supplied to a woman, but a woman's heart is rarely available for male receptors.
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Guiyang Daily Rong media reporter Huang Baohua
Editor Wang Xin Intern Chen Qingqing / Editor Li Feng / Issued by Pu Mou
【Source: Guiyang Daily】
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