Central Broadcasting Network Tianjin December 25 news (reporter Chu Fuqing) premature infant Ning Ning (pseudonym) suffers from a rare complex congenital heart disease, the heart and blood vessels are "chaotic", breathing is embarrassing, and life is endangered at any time. In the face of such a complex condition, the birth hospital urgently contacted Tianjin TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital (hereinafter referred to as "Taixin Hospital") for consultation and transfer, and after the doctors' "meticulous craftsmanship", Ning Ning after discharge is no different from normal children.
"At that time, our mood could be said to have suddenly fallen to the bottom, and the whole family was confused and did not know what to do." Fortunately, the doctor from the obstetrics and gynecology department helped us contact Taixin Hospital. Ning Ning's mother said. Shortly after birth, the medical staff of the birth hospital found that Ning Ning's lips were bruised, which was a manifestation of lack of oxygen. Although symptoms have eased with noninvasive adhesion and medication, they are only temporary. After examination, Ning Ning was diagnosed with "complex congenital heart disease: complete pulmonary venous ectopic drainage, patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, severe pulmonary hypertension", and the small life was in danger.
Schematic diagram (courtesy of the Central Broadcasting Network)
"Complete pulmonary venous ectopic drainage is a complete misalignment of the connection between the pulmonary vein and the atrium. Under normal circumstances, the four pulmonary veins should flow into the left atrium, but after the child's four pulmonary veins converge, they fail to connect normally with the left atrium, but return to the right heart system. In this way, the blood carrying oxygen cannot be sent directly to the organs in the body by the left heart system. If not treated in time, the child will not only have symptoms such as hypoxia, cyanosis, and heart failure, but also threaten his life at any time. For him, surgery was the only hope. Liu Zhigang, vice president of Taixin Hospital, introduced.
After contact, a medical team composed of pediatricians, nurses, ICU nurses, and respiratory therapists of Taixin Hospital rushed to Ning Ning's hospital for the first time to carry out the transfer task. Due to the critical condition, the medical team kept the child's intravenous access open during the transport in order to cope with rescue at any time. In the face of difficult conditions and fragile children, the Department of Cardiac Surgery, ICU, Ultrasound, Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Anesthesiology of Taixin Hospital conducted rapid and thorough multidisciplinary consultations to ensure the seamless connection of every link in the entire perioperative period.
The difficulty of "moving the knife" on the young heart of the newborn can be imagined. Before the operation, Liu Zhigang, vice president of Taixin Hospital, led the team to perform pulmonary venous ectopic drainage correction surgery for Ning Ning, while repairing the atrial septum, ventricular septum, and ligating the open catheter. During the operation, in the face of the baby's heart, which is only the size of a pigeon's egg, Liu Zhigang "carefully carved" and carefully introduced the pulmonary veins that "went the wrong way" into the "right way", established a normal heart blood supply channel, and restored the blood flow in the wrong direction to normal. The operation was successfully performed, and the small life that hovered on the brink of life and death was extended. Cardiac ultrasound showed that Ning Ning's left and right atriums returned to normal.
Medical staff specially produced cartoon pictorials to celebrate the full moon of Ningning (courtesy of the Central Broadcasting Network)
"We've never heard of this complicated congenital heart disease. I didn't expect Taixin's doctor to have such high skills and such a successful operation. And the doctors are also very patient and meticulous in introducing the disease, which makes us feel very down-to-earth. After being discharged from the hospital and returning home, the child breathed and fed very well, which was no different from a normal child. Ning Ning's mother said, "When I met Taixin Hospital, it was the luck of the child and our whole family." ”