Waiting for a "life -saving heart" in Guangzhou, the 11 -year -old heart failure boy is reborn

Jimu Journalist Liu Xun Wang Chenxi

Photography reporter Wang Yongsheng

Video editing Wang Chenxi

Correspondent Li Yan

The 11 -year -old boy Xiaozhe (pseudonym) had severe heart failure and life was dying. After waiting for more than 3 months, I finally waited for a "life -saving heart" in Guangzhou. On August 8th, the medical team of Wuhan University Central South Hospital "hit the flying" to bring the confession back to Wuhan and surgery overnight. On the 9th, Xiaozhe recovered well after surgery, but there were still multiple levels to break.

"Help" arrives at Central South Hospital (picture source: Wuhan University Central South Hospital)

Police linkage, the speed of life and death, "helping the heart"

The 11 -year -old Xiaozhe (a pseudonym) lived in Chengdu, Sichuan. In 2017, repeated arrhythmias occurred, and the symptoms of heart failure were obvious. The family took it to many hospitals across the country for treatment and had been conservatively treated by drugs. In May of this year, Xiao Zhe's heart failure aggravated again, her whole body was swollen, her eyes were "squeezed", leaving only one seam, and her belly was stiff. Due to the serious condition, the local doctor suggested transferring to the hospital. Xiaozhe's parents transferred their children to Central South Hospital of Wuhan University through emergency department.

Professor Liu Jinping, dean of the hospital's cardiovascular disease hospital, still remembers that Xiao Zhe's condition was critical when he sent it, his heart became enough to have adult heart size, almost filled the entire thoracic cavity, and the peristalsis was slow. Heart disease. The only hope is to transplant heart. While the treatment of anti -heart failure is stable, the doctor registered for Xiaozhe for a confession for Xiaozhe. Due to the severe condition, Xiao Zhe's condition repeatedly worsened, and his respiratory cycle was extremely unstable.

"If you can't wait for the right confession, life is dangerous at any time." Liu Jinping said that the heart supply of the heart is very short. Xiaozhe is young and light weight. Blood is more rare to meet these conditions. Fortunately, after waiting for more than three months, Xiao Zhe waited for hope.

Heart transplant surgery is undergoing (picture source: Wuhan University Central South Hospital)

On the evening of August 7, Liu Jinping received the news that there was a potential supply of a potential supply and Xiao Zhe in Guangzhou. Immediately, Professor Cai Jie, the director of the Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Center of the hospital, led a team to Guangzhou to escort the confession back to Han. At 16:30 on the 8th, the flight arrived at Wuhan Tianhe Airport smoothly. Under the escort of the two police cars, the emergency vehicle carried by the confession drove all the way to Central South Hospital, and rushed to the operating room with time, only 34 minutes.

Multiple challenges, experts break through a few major surgery difficulties

After more than 4 hours of surgery, after Professor Liu Jinping's team trimmed and handled the confession, he put it to the chest and sutured the blood vessels a little bit. At 9:30 that night, the surgery ended smoothly, and the "life -saving heart" repeatedly jumped in the small philosophy.

"Cold ischemia time is 6 hours. Only by scrambling clock surgery can the best effect of surgery." Liu Jinping said that the longer the cold ischemia time after the organ leaves the human body, the quality will be worse. The more difficult it is to guarantee. Under the close cooperation of hospitals, traffic police, airlines and other sectors, this confession has been from leaving the supply body to Xiaozhe's chest cavity, which takes about 5 hours and 40 minutes.

Liu Jinping admits that unlike adults, the "heart change" surgery of young children is more fine, such as the blood vessels are relatively small, and it is difficult to suture; secondly, the supply of the body is also a problem. As the body gradually develops in the future, how to adapt to renewal parts is also the difficulty that doctors need to consider.

Postoperative Xiaozhe (pseudonym) was inspected (picture source: Wuhan University Central South Hospital)

Re -obtain "heart", coquettish with parents after the child's surgery

On the morning of August 9, Xiao Zhe, the second day after the operation, resumed consciousness and took the initiative to ask himself to sit on the bed to brush his teeth. Professor Cai Jie came to the Xiaozhe isolation ward to visit. After seeing Professor Cai, Xiao Zhe's parents quickly stepped forward and thanked: "Thank you medical staff for giving the child for the second time!"

Cai Jie (first from right) showed Xiaozhe (pseudonym) parents after Xiao Zhe brushing videos (Photo by Jiomu Journalist Wang Chenxi)

Seeing parents outside the ward, the medical staff deliberately brought a mobile phone and asked Xiaozhe to talk to her parents. The little guy took the opportunity to ask: "I want to drink jasmine tea, can I do it?" When he heard the child's voice, Xiao Zhe's parents were tearful and nodded again and again.

"I also want to thank you, as a family member who does not abandon or give up, fully trust the medical staff, we have survived the most difficult pass together." Cai Jie said that Xiaozhe's recovery is exceeded that he will be separated from expectations. The ward was recovered after surgery, and the medical staff was accompanied for 24 hours. In the next few days, he will also break through the infection and rejection level. After the status is stable, he will be transferred to the general ward.

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