VietNamNet Bridge: A 24-year-old Russian tourist was safely taken from HCM City - based Cho Ray Hospital to the Bangkok Heart hospital in a very serious situation on May 8 Wednesday. According to the Thai and Singaporean medical sources, it was the first time ever that such a transportation had taken place in the region. They said it was technically one of the most complicated air-transfers possible.
The tourist, who has not been named, collapsed at the Tan Son Nhat Airport on arrival on May 1, and was diagnosed with cardiogenic shock caused by acute myocarditis. She was treated at the Tam Duc Hospital. Over the next 48 hours, the patient's condition continued to deteriorate. The only solution was to attach her to a heart lung machine (ECMO). |
