Successfully reattached a patient's nearly severed leg

Doctor checks patient's leg after right leg reattachment surgery. *Photo provided by hospital*

The hospital's emergency team received information that Mr. PVL (48 years old, Yen Tu ward) had his right leg seriously cut by a lawn mower. The hospital quickly sent an emergency team from outside to provide emergency care to the patient.

Immediately after being admitted to the hospital and doing the necessary tests, the doctors determined that this was a serious injury, with a wound on the front of the lower left leg, and a nearly severed wound in the lower third of the right leg. After consultation, the doctors agreed to perform emergency surgery to reattach the right leg.

The surgical team, including trauma, neurology, and vascular specialists, quickly treated the injury, combined bone fusion under the fluoroscopy screen, and restored the arteries, nerves, blood vessels, tendons, muscles, etc. The nearly 3-hour surgery helped the patient's legs turn pink again and begin to feel.

The patient's health is currently stable, the surgical wound is dry, and his right leg has been able to move slightly. After surgery, the patient will continue to be monitored for health and receive rehabilitation treatment so that he can move and return to normal activities soon.

According to Dr. Nguyen Duc Hoanh, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Interventional Surgery, for serious injuries like the case of patient L., the "golden" time for limb reattachment is less than 6 hours. Urgent and technically correct coordination between surgical teams is the decisive factor in the success of the patient's surgery.

Doctors recommend that when a work accident involving machinery occurs, people need to provide proper first aid, limit movement of the injured part, and take it to a specialized medical facility within 6 hours. At the same time, it is necessary to strictly follow safety principles at work to prevent unfortunate accidents.

Nguyen Hoa

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