China News Service, August 31st (Chen Jing and Xu Qintong) 105-year-old grandmother Chen was discharged from the hospital on the 31st after successfully undergoing fracture surgery in Shanghai.
Dong Jian, director of the Department of Orthopedics, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, said in an interview with reporters that day: “To treat super-aged patients, everything'can't wait': fasting time cannot be long, waiting time cannot be long, anesthesia time cannot be long, operation time cannot be long ."
In late July this year, Grandma Chen accidentally fell at home and suffered severe pain in her right hip joint. She had to stay in bed. However, after 3 weeks of recuperation in bed, Grandma Chen's condition not only didn't get better, she felt that the pain got worse.
After seeing a doctor in a nearby hospital, the doctor told Grandma Chen and her family that the elderly had an intertrochanteric fracture and required surgery. But the old man is already 105 years old. The age is so high that the risks are too high. The doctors in the primary hospitals dare not perform surgery.
It is understood that patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures, if they do not receive surgical treatment, will face the threat of serious complications such as cardiopulmonary failure, pneumonia, bedsores, and venous thrombosis. According to Professor Yan Zuoqin from the Department of Orthopedics, Deputy Dean of Zhongshan Hospital, the best operation time for intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly is within 24 hours after injury. It has been nearly 3 weeks since Grandma Chen went to the doctor. In addition to her 105-year-old super-old age, the function of various organs was poor, and the treatment was extremely difficult. Moreover, she had already had bedsores on the buttocks at that time. If the operation was not performed as soon as possible, the consequences would be disastrous.
After Grandma Chen was admitted to the hospital, the emergency department and the cardiac ultrasound diagnosis department completed the preoperative examination for her as soon as possible. The results showed that Grandma Chen had formed deep vein thrombosis in her calf due to long-term bed rest. Deputy Chief Physician Tang Xiao of Vascular Surgery said that if thrombus is not treated, the risk of fatal pulmonary infarction during or after surgery is high.
The Zhongshan Hospital team made a comprehensive surgical plan, and the orthopedic surgery team successfully completed the fracture reduction and internal fixation for the elderly within one hour. Under the meticulous care of the team of chief physician Zhong Ming in the surgical intensive care unit, Grandma Chen steadily spent the first night in many days where she could turn over without having to endure pain.
Grandma Chen’s 80-year-old son said excitedly: “Thank you to the doctors and nurses of Zhongshan Hospital for quickly helping my elderly mother to complete the operation. Pressure." (End)