On July 25, the director of the first ward of the Department of Gastroenterology of Wuhan Children's Hospital Mei Hong, the head nurse Zeng Xiaoyan and a group of nurses celebrated Chenchen's birthday. Photo courtesy of the hospital
Yangtze River Daily Rong Media News on August 18 (Reporter Wang Chunlan, Correspondent Xue Yuan) A 1-year-old boy suffers from congenital short bowel syndrome. After multiple operations, he has only 40 cm of small intestine remaining and is severely malnourished. After being hospitalized in Wuhan Children's Hospital for a month, the weight of the child gained 0.45 kg. The parents were delighted. Knowing that the Chinese Physician's Day is coming soon, on August 17, the parents of the child wrote a letter of thanks and sent holiday wishes to the medical staff.
The boy's nickname is Chenchen. He is a premature baby. He was diagnosed with congenital intestinal atresia and congenital short bowel syndrome shortly after his birth. The small intestine was "broken" in two, unable to digest and absorb nutrients normally. After that, his parents took him to Wuhan and Shanghai for medical treatment, and underwent four operations including small bowel anastomosis and intestinal fistula. Only 40 cm of the small intestine remained. The digestion and absorption area of the small intestine is reduced, and the residual intestine cannot absorb enough nutrients, and Chenchen suffers from severe malnutrition. The weight of an average 1-year-old boy is about 10 kg, while Chenchen is only 3.05 kg, which is only equivalent to the weight of a newborn baby.
Under the recommendation of Shanghai experts, on June 26, Chenchen was transferred to the first ward of the Department of Gastroenterology of Wuhan Children's Hospital to "gain weight". At this time, Chenchen was extremely thin, with arms only the thickness of an adult's thumb, unable to lift his head, and unable to hold slightly larger toys.
Mei Hong, director of the ward, introduced that in cases like Chenchen, PICC can only be inserted, and a puncture is performed from a peripheral arm vein, and a soft catheter is sent to a large vein close to the heart, and the vein is made through this "lifeline" Nutrition infusion is used to increase nutrition, while avoiding drug damage to blood vessels, reducing the occurrence of phlebitis and reducing pain. However, Chenchen has low weight and small blood vessels. PICC catheterization has been performed 5 times in Shanghai. The catheterization conditions are poor and the puncture is difficult.
To this end, the Nursing Department organized a number of experts with rich experience in PICC placement, including Huang Yanping, the head nurse of the First Ward of Neonatal Internal Medicine, Yao Li, the head nurse of the Second Ward of Neonatal Internal Medicine, and Sun Dan, the head nurse of the First Ward of Hematology Oncology Department, to establish a PICC team , To conduct a comprehensive evaluation for Chenchen. After three weeks of recuperation, on July 17, the PICC team reassessed Chenchen's vascular conditions. After careful searching, he chose to puncture the axillary vein, successfully placed the tube, and opened a safe and effective infusion channel.
Currently, after one month of treatment, Chenchen's weight has increased by 0.45 kg. The nutrition has increased, and the child has changed significantly. He can stand his head upright, and even lie on the bed with his "erlang legs". Ms. Hu's mother is very grateful to see the progress of the child. Knowing that August 19 was Physician's Day, she handwritten a thank-you letter to the doctor to express her gratitude.
Chenchen mother's handwritten thank-you letter. Photo courtesy of the hospital
Ms. Hu wrote in the letter: “Director Mei visits the baby in the ward every day, even if he is resting, and carefully guides us how to feed. The baby has a history of repeated infections due to severe malnutrition. Every doctor and nurse When people enter the ward, they will wash their hands with disinfectant before checking and nursing. The number of people in the ward is controlled during the rounds, so that the bacteria may bring infections to the baby and take care of the baby wholeheartedly." Ms. Hu said that in order to treat the baby, the baby is Now, I have never returned home once, and I feel very sad as a parent, but the meticulous care of the doctors and nurses has made them feel the warmth of home and strengthened their confidence in the baby's recovery.
"I feel very warm when I see the words in the thank you letter. In fact, we just did what we should do." Mei Hong said, "For us, the rehabilitation of children and the recognition and trust of their families are doctors' day. The best gift."
[Edit: Jin Xin]
