TIẾNG VIỆT British coronavirus patient to undergo lung transplant
Both of his lung have solidified, leaving only 10 percent functional. Photo: kẽnh.vn
It is the only way to save the 43-year-old pilot for Vietnam Airlines. He is in critical health condition. Both of his lung have solidified, leaving only 10 percent functional.
The man would die if doctors remove a life support machine ECMO that he has been relying on for 38 days, doctors said.
The Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases will prepare the patient and sanitize him for the operation before sending to Cho Ray Hospital for the transplant. Cost for the patient’s treatment and the lung transplant has not been revealed.
Patient No. 91, Vietnam’s most severe Covid-19 case, was confirmed positive on March 18. His health condition worsened despite his young age.
The Briton was the first patient related to the Buddha Bar and Grill in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2, which is the biggest Covid-19 hotspot with detected 19 cases.
Vietnam has passed 27 days without new coronavirus patient as of Wednesday evening. Infection tally remained at 288, including 36 active cases. The country has recorded no death so far.
