Leader of provincial DoH visits and encourages patient who is in the appendicitis video clip

Early July 16, a delegation, led by Dr. Huynh Minh Chin, Deputy Director of provincial Department of Health (DoH), visited a patient who is in the video clip of "Patients with appendicitis, but ovary removal surgery".

Here, on behalf of provincial health sector, Dr. Huynh Minh Chin visited and encouraged the patient. He suggested that provincial General Hospital’s doctors need to focus on giving the best care and treatment for the patient. The Ward of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the hospital also reported the patient's current health status to him. The patient is now awake, with good vital signs, soft abdomen, dry incisions, normal.urination...

Talking to reporters, Dr. Huynh Minh Chin confirmed that the hospital’s surgical team performed in accordance with the procedure and there was no surgery to remove the patient’s ovary. Provincial DoH also requested the hospital to overcome shortcomings in explaining to relatives of the patient in professional terms that led to the above misunderstanding...

Earlier, on July 11, provincial General Hospital received L.T.T. patient in Di An city in a state of abdominal pain around the navel and pelvis. After examining, the hospital’s doctors here diagnosed the patient with acute appendicitis. Therefore, they advised and explained to the patient’s relatives that the patient needed to get aparoscopic surgery. After finishing the operation, the doctors informed and explained to the patient's relatives, but they were misunderstood as removing the patient’s ovary, due to the use of specialized terms...

Reported by Kim Ha-Translated by Kim Tin