The four-month-old Hong Kong baby girl Zhixi suffered from acute heart failure and needed a heart transplant.
"Hong Kong 01" received news today (17th) that the Hospital Authority had earlier applied to the Medical and Health Bureau to arrange for a mainland baby's heart to be transplanted to Hong Kong Children's Hospital for Zhixi's heart. The operation will be carried out today.
Hospital Authority Network Service Director Tang Yiu-keng and Hong Kong Children's Hospital Hospital Executive Director Li Ziliang met with the media in the afternoon to announce the details of an organ transplant operation at the Children's Hospital, which was broadcast live on "Hong Kong 01".
▼The 4-month-old baby girl Zhixi of "Qiuxin"▼
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[16:06] Deng Yaokeng, Network Services Director of the Hospital Authority, pointed out that it is not easy for Zhixi to find a suitable Xinzhixi, so the SAR government attaches great importance to it, and hopes to find hearts through different networks. The Hospital Authority also took the initiative to contact the National Health Commission, and A child in the mainland died of brainstem due to severe head trauma yesterday. After there was no suitable match in the mainland, he immediately contacted the children's hospital team. After assessment, he was deemed suitable for Zhixi. The operation was performed last night and was successfully completed in the early morning.
▼The 4-month-old baby girl Zhixi of "Qiuxin"▼
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▼On November 25, the mother of the 4-month-old baby girl Zhixi met with the media "Seeking Heart"▼
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The heart transplant surgery was performed today at the Children's Hospital.
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