Dr Pham Thi Thanh Tam takes care of the infant after operation. (Source: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) - Doctors of HCM City-based Paediatrics Hospital No.1successfully saved the life of a two-day-old infant by removing a gianthematoma from his body.
DrPham Thi Thanh Tam, head of the hospital’s Infant Recovery Department, said the2.5kg boy was rushed to hospital on February 1 with black blood birthmarks onhis whole body and a big hematoma in the right thigh along with symptoms ofbrain haemorrhage.
“Afterchecking and testing the hump, we found that the hematoma had swelled rapidlyand was sucking blood from the infant’s body, possibly with a high risk offatality,” Dr Tam said.
Theimmediate treatment was to look for suitable blood type for blood transfusion.The difficulty was the blood had to be fresh to be transfused to the infant’sbody. Blood stored for a long time could not be used.
“Wrongblood type could result in blood disorder and pose a higher risk of death.There was a lack of voluntary blood donors during the Tet (Lunar New Year)holiday so we had to call for help from blood banks and the city’s hospitals tolook for a matching blood source,” Tam said.
Followinga four-hour surgery conducted by doctors of various departments on February 3,a 10-12cm hematoma was removed.
Theinfant is still using a respiratory machine; however, there is no bleedinganymore. The brain haemorrhage, according to doctors, does not appear to be tooserious as the boy’s brain is reacting to movements.
However,Dr Tam said the hematoma could possibly grow again because this was an innatedefect of unknown origin.
Everyyear, HCM City-based Paediatrics Hospital No.1 receives some 15 to 20 childrensuffering from the hematoma disease. The two-day infant is the hospital’syoungest hematoma patient, hospitalised in extremely critical condition.-VNA
DrPham Thi Thanh Tam, head of the hospital’s Infant Recovery Department, said the2.5kg boy was rushed to hospital on February 1 with black blood birthmarks onhis whole body and a big hematoma in the right thigh along with symptoms ofbrain haemorrhage.
“Afterchecking and testing the hump, we found that the hematoma had swelled rapidlyand was sucking blood from the infant’s body, possibly with a high risk offatality,” Dr Tam said.
Theimmediate treatment was to look for suitable blood type for blood transfusion.The difficulty was the blood had to be fresh to be transfused to the infant’sbody. Blood stored for a long time could not be used.
“Wrongblood type could result in blood disorder and pose a higher risk of death.There was a lack of voluntary blood donors during the Tet (Lunar New Year)holiday so we had to call for help from blood banks and the city’s hospitals tolook for a matching blood source,” Tam said.
Followinga four-hour surgery conducted by doctors of various departments on February 3,a 10-12cm hematoma was removed.
Theinfant is still using a respiratory machine; however, there is no bleedinganymore. The brain haemorrhage, according to doctors, does not appear to be tooserious as the boy’s brain is reacting to movements.
However,Dr Tam said the hematoma could possibly grow again because this was an innatedefect of unknown origin.
Everyyear, HCM City-based Paediatrics Hospital No.1 receives some 15 to 20 childrensuffering from the hematoma disease. The two-day infant is the hospital’syoungest hematoma patient, hospitalised in extremely critical condition.-VNA
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