第2例目の患者さんの手術が無事に終了、順調に回復！(English follows Japanese)
6月28日、第2例目として小児の手術を行いました。
患者さんは12歳で、生まれつき心臓に穴が開いている心房中隔欠損症という病気で、手術は欠損部を閉鎖するために行われました。この患者さんは長年、原疾患による多彩な症状と動悸、息切れという心不全症状を患っていました。
当日の執刀医はムダニソ・ジワ医師で、助手はジェフリー・チャングウェ医師、麻酔チームはマイケル・カングワ医師が指揮を執りました。
ジワ医師は、2017年の第1回目のTICOの活動から手術に参加し、2018年には日本で1ヶ月間の心臓外科手術に触れ、その後、イスラエルのNGO団体”Save a Child’s Heart（SACH）”が主催するイスラエルのエディス・ウォルフソン医療センターで4年半にわたり小児心臓外科医としての研修を受けました。彼は今回ザンビアに帰国し、研修終了後、ザンビアで初めての手術を行いました。カングワ医師も同様にイスラエルでトレーニングを受け、2週間前にイスラエルから帰国し、受けたトレーニングの成果を早速発揮しました。
手術はスムーズに進み、5時間後にはICUに移され、術後のケアが行われています。
お子さんも順調に回復されており、一般病棟に移り、お母さんと一緒に過ごしています。ご両親は元気になって本当によかったと述べておられます。
[Cardiac Surgery Technology Transfer to Zambia: Second Patient Successfully Completes Surgery and Recovers Well!]
On June 28th, the second case of pediatric surgery was performed.
The patient is a 12-year-old who was born with a hole in the heart – a condition called atrial septal defect. The surgery was performed to close the defect. The patient had long suffered from heart failure symptoms of palpitations and shortness of breath, as well as a variety of symptoms due to her primary disease.
The primary surgeon for the day was Dr. Mudaniso Ziwa and his assistant was Dr. Geoffrey Changwe. The Anaesthetic team was led by Dr. Michael Kangwa. Dr. Ziwa participated in the surgery from the first TICO activity in 2017, underwent a month of exposure to cardiac surgery in Japan in 2018, followed by four and a half years of training as a pediatric cardiac surgeon at the Edith Wolfson Medical Centre in Israel sponsored by “Save a Child’s Heart (SACH)”, an NGO in Israel. He returned to Zambia this time and performed his first surgery in Zambia after completing his training. Dr. Kangwa was equally trained in Israel and returned home from Israel 2 weeks ago and is immediately making an impact from the training he received.
The surgery went smoothly, and after 5 hours, the patient was transferred to the ICU for postoperative care.
The child is recovering well and has been moved to the general ward to spend time with her mother. The parents stated that they are glad that she is doing well.
(Above photo: From right, Dr. Ziwa, The patient, Dr. Kangwa and Dr. Changwe,
Below photo: From right, Dr. Ziwa, Dr. Changw and Dr. Kitaichi)