Till late May 16, as many as 50 Vietnamese people have volunteered to donate part of their lungs to the British pilot (patient numbered 91), who is in critical condition.
According to the National Coordination Center for Organ Transplantation, as many as 60 Vietnamese people have volunteered to donate part of their lungs to save a critically ill British pilot, Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient.
Nguyễn Hoà ng Phúc, deputy director of the National Coordination Centre for Human Organ Transplantation has said that many people called the centre to register for lung donation and some people contacted the centre via the Facebook fanpage.
All were Vietnamese nationals and had no relationship with the patient in person.
“The donors said that they wanted to help save the patient and contribute their share in the country’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nguyen Hoang Phuc.
Phuc said the kind gestures were highly appreciated and it would be a source of encouragement for the health sector in trying to cure the patient.
However, doctors said the patient should receive organs from a brain-dead registered donor. Current regulations didn’t allow transplant lungs to be donated by most living people. The donated lungs must come from a brain-dead donor.
On Wednesday, a woman and a veteran aged over 40 and 70, respectively, registered to donate their lungs to the patient.
A potential brain-dead donor met the criteria, however, his lungs were found to have an infection and were no longer working.
The British pilot, 43, was the first case of a cluster related to the Buddha Bar & Grill in District 2 – which turned out to be Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest Covid-19 hotspot with 19 cases.
Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient has been treated at the HCM City’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases. As of Thursday morning, the test’s results showed severe solidification and fibrosis of the lungs, making it difficult for oxygen to get into the patient’s blood.
Source: https://vietnaminsider.vn/why-many-vietnamese-volunteered-to-donate-part-of-their-lungs-to-the-british-covid-19-patient/
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