"I never expected that the bioartificial kidney would work so well on Huahua!"
At half past eight, Director Cui, who hurried over, was amazed by the miracle in front of him.
"How are the body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure?" He immediately thought of another question.
"The heart rate and blood pressure have dropped, and the body temperature has returned to normal. I have begun to have a tendency to eat on my own, but my body is still too weak. Currently, I still use a syringe to feed milk."
"We are also injecting it with nutritional medicine. Once it has strength in two days, it should be able to eat normally."
"The examination showed that the ascites was greatly reduced, but the cysts in the kidneys are still there, there is no urine in the bladder, and he still needs to rely on artificial kidney dialysis to survive."
Hu Zhengqiang was paying attention to Huahua's physical condition all the time, so he said it in one breath.
Director Cui instantly beamed with joy: "It looks like he has been rescued. When Huahua's health improves and the clinical symptoms are relieved, we will decide on the follow-up treatment plan based on the situation."
"Looking at its urination, I feel that in a few days, the biochemical indicators will improve to an acceptable level."
"As long as the artificial kidney operates normally, Huahua's kidney function will definitely recover slowly."
"If it is free of dialysis treatment and its kidney function can still sustain life, it means it has completely recovered."
When Hu Zhengqiang heard this, he immediately felt relieved: "That's good, but according to you, this artificial kidney will have to be removed in the end?"
Director Cui smiled and said: "Of course, Huahua is suffering from acute renal failure caused by lung infection. The most important thing for this disease is to get through the dangerous period of the disease."
"As long as it survives, it will be fine, and the kidney function will slowly recover. Naturally, there will be no need for an external artificial kidney by then."
When the words were spoken so clearly, Hu Zhengqiang suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and his hanging heart completely dropped.
"That's great, Director Cui, thank you."
Director Cui waved his hand and said humbly: "No, I didn't actually contribute much. Thanks to you asking Sanqing for this artificial kidney."
"It would be a pity to use such a good bioartificial kidney on animals..."
Director Cui was deep in thought, flashing through his mind the patients with acute renal failure in the intensive care unit, and then thinking about Huahua's urination that improved overnight, and his heart suddenly became hot.
"This thing is still being tested on animals? Do you know when it will be ready for clinical use?" Director Cui asked eagerly while enduring the anxiety in his heart.
Hu Zhengqiang was stunned for a moment: "I don't know about this, but the animal experiment is so successful, it must be done soon."
Director Cui rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "That's good. I really can't wait. There are a lot of seriously ill patients in the ward waiting for treatment."
He began to complain: "Old Hu, you don't know how much today's patients like to seek death. Not only has uremia become a new epidemic, but even acute renal failure is a high-risk disease."
“Do you know what the slogan of this year’s Kidney Disease Day is?”
Hu Zhengqiang shook his head in confusion: "I don't know, what is it?"
"Prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury," Director Cui clapped his hands heavily, with an expression of hatred on his face.
"Those patients are so worried. My intensive care unit receives dozens of patients a day, and most of them suffer from organ failure caused by various reasons. There are also half of the weird patients with acute renal failure."
Hu Zhengqiang asked curiously: "What did the patient do to make you hate him so much?"
"It's nothing, just some patients, it's too outrageous, you know."
Director Cui couldn't stop talking. The bitterness in his stomach was as endless as the water of the Yangtze River.
“Once, I treated an old lady. She didn’t know who she heard from, but she heard that eating fish galls can detoxify or something. Then she asked her son to catch seven fishes and eat them all in one go. , I thank her so much."
"I couldn't urinate the next day, so I rushed to the hospital. Phew, acute renal failure! It took a week to save her. Why do you think an old lady in her seventies can't think about it so much?"
"Another time, a male patient caught a cold, but he didn't take it seriously. He took cold medicine every day for half a month, but he couldn't urinate anymore. He was sent in with another case of acute renal failure."
"There are also those young people who like sports and think their physical fitness is very good, right? They do 700 push-ups in half an hour and stay up late playing games. The next day, they have problems with urination. They send them to the emergency department. Haha, typical. Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis syndrome."
Hu Zhengqiang couldn't help but laugh: "You can easily get acute renal failure if you do anything together."
"That's right," Director Cui said, slapping his thigh: "The kidneys are actually under heavy load every day, and problems can easily occur if they don't get rest."
"Drugs, trauma, infection, and toxins can all cause acute renal failure, the invisible killer. Especially now that drug abuse is becoming more and more serious, and young people always stay up late, don't get a good rest, and like to drink drinks. These unhealthy factors All may be causes of the disease.”
"You don't know that patients with acute kidney injury now account for more than 10% of hospitalized patients. In intensive care units, this number is even higher, exceeding 30%."
Hu Zhengqiang couldn't help but feel sad as he listened. He nodded and sighed: "It's the same with animals, especially giant pandas. Basically, more than 80% of giant pandas die of kidney failure caused by various reasons."
"So, whether it is for animals or humans, Sanqing's bioartificial kidney is a good thing and can definitely save many lives."
In this way, after one week of using the artificial kidney, Huahua's kidney function was restored. After two weeks of treatment, she completely returned to normal and the artificial kidney device was removed.
The news spread quickly, and soon doctors at zoos across the country knew about it.
There is also a giant panda named Hui Hui in the Beijing Zoo. He suffered from uremia at a young age and is dying.
After learning about Huahua's deeds, the park immediately contacted Sanqing and quickly received support to install an artificial kidney for Huihui.
This time, the artificial kidney will remain in Hui Hui for a long time until the end of his life.
In this way, after some old, weak, sick and disabled giant pandas received assistance, animal experiments with artificial kidneys came to an end.
Human clinical trials of artificial kidneys have finally begun.
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Sichuan Province, West China Hospital.
With the rapid siren sounding, an ambulance stopped in front of the emergency center building.
Not long after, Director Cui from the Critical Care Department arrived at the ICU ward.
"What's going on? Another patient with acute renal failure is here?"
When Director Cui saw the comatose patient, he frowned because the face on the hospital bed was too young.
The attending doctor on the side quickly introduced the condition: "Director, this patient is a bit special. He is a 24-year-old male. He was diagnosed with nephritis at the age of 4. He developed renal failure at the age of 18 and has been relying on dialysis to maintain his life."
Director Cui nodded: "It seems that he just graduated from college?"
"He is a graduate student at Sichuan University. He comes from a rural area. His family is relatively poor. According to his family members, over the years, treatment has been in a state of being treated when money is available and stopped when money is not available. It has been carried out intermittently until now."
"He did not even undergo hemodialysis, but did peritoneal dialysis by himself in the dormitory. Over time, he developed peritonitis, which is why he is now like this."
As the doctor spoke, his voice lowered, and there was a trace of pity in his eyes.
Director Cui was instantly moved: "This is a miserable child. Have you put him on a dialysis machine?"
"It's OK, but his condition is progressing too fast. I'm not sure whether he can be saved."
"Rescue, we must do our best to rescue him!" Director Cui patted the doctor's shoulder and said firmly.
After giving a series of medical orders, he walked out of the ICU ward.
Outside the door, a middle-aged man with glasses and an elegant temperament walked over immediately.
"Director Cui, right? How is Xiao Zhou doing?"
Director Cui looked at the other person. He really didn't look like he was from the countryside. He couldn't help but wonder: "Are you a family member of the patient?"
The other party shook his head quickly: "No, I am Dong Jun, Xiao Zhou's graduate tutor and also his university teacher. His parents have already heard the news and are on their way here. He fainted while I was in class, so I came to take care of him. .”
Director Cui was moved again: "Teacher Dong, the deep friendship between your teachers and students is really touching."
Dong Jun smiled and said: "Xiao Zhou is my favorite student. He is a good boy. Not only does he have good academic performance, he is also very strong in scientific research. He has many invention patents at a young age. These patents have helped many people. Everyone Like him very much.”
"It's just the child's family conditions that are really holding him back. He contracted nephritis when he was a child, and the treatment was not good. It was only when he went to college that he discovered that he had developed uremia."
"This child found it troublesome to go to the hospital for dialysis every day, so he performed peritoneal dialysis on himself in his dormitory."
Director Cui was shocked again: "Nonsense, how can a student do peritoneal dialysis by himself without parental supervision?"
Dong Jun lowered his head in shame: "The main reason is that we don't care enough. If I had known this would happen, I would definitely take more care of him."
"This kid is studying, inventing, and insisting on dialysis four times a day. In order not to disturb his classmates' rest and study, he set up a small tent on the open-air balcony on the top floor of the dormitory building."
"Even if the cold wind blows in winter, he is unwilling to move the dialysis room to a warm corridor for fear of affecting others."
"He once told me that precisely because he was suffering from a disease, he cherished time more than ordinary people and understood the meaning of life."
"He also said that he met so many people who cared about him, but had no way to repay him, so he had to apply for organ donation. After his death, he would donate his healthy organs and corneas to those in need."
"Everyone has to die. If he can use his own organs to extend the lives of others, that is the last value."
"That's what he said, look what a good kid this is."
When Dong Jun said this, his voice was choked and his expression became extremely anxious.
He suddenly grabbed Director Cui's hands tightly and pleaded expectantly.
"Director Cui, this is a good boy. You must save him. Please! Please!"
Director Cui was caught off guard and was at a loss: "Ah, don't worry, we will do our best."
After finally calming down the other party, he suddenly remembered Huahua who had recovered from the disease in the panda base, and instantly had an idea.
Back in the office, he took out his cell phone and made a call.
"Hey, it's me, Lao Cui, haha, has your artificial kidney started clinical practice?"
"What? The clinic has started, great, great."
Director Cui said "great" several times before calming down his excitement.
"Well, we have a terminal uremia patient here who is in a special situation. I would like to apply for a clinical trial quota for him.
"He is a graduate student at Sichuan University. He is only 22 years old. He had nephritis at the age of 4. However, his family is poor and he has been doing peritoneal dialysis. Now, conventional dialysis is of no use. Only a kidney transplant can save his life."
"I'm already looking for a suitable kidney source for him, but I don't know when I can find one, so I need an artificial kidney to last for a while."
"This is a very good child. He has won many provincial awards and national scholarships. He has made scientific research achievements at a young age. He is really a rare good prospect."
"Okay, okay, I understand. Thank you very much."
Director Cui hung up the phone and felt instantly better, with a heartfelt smile on his face.
He applied for a clinical trial spot for an artificial kidney for Xiao Zhou. The poor child was finally saved. With the artificial kidney's 24-hour non-stop dialysis, he would be able to survive until the time of kidney transplantation.
That night, a fresh artificial kidney was delivered to West China Hospital.
Director Cui immediately installed an artificial kidney for Xiao Zhou.
During the operation, all the doctors from the entire hospital came, and doctors from the Department of Nephrology and Urology worked together to get the best observation position.
After the operation, Xiao Zhou was sent to the ICU ward for observation.
A few days later, under Director Cui's precise medication, Xiao Zhou's peritonitis disappeared and his kidney failure was also under control.
On this day, Dong Jun took several students and two boxes of fruits to the general ward to visit Xiao Zhou.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw the scrawny figure sitting on the hospital bed, crackling away at the computer and typing away.
Dong Jun looked nervous and said: "Xiao Zhou, what are you doing? Take a good rest when you are sick, what else are you doing programming?"
Xiao Zhou raised his head and was pleasantly surprised when he saw the teacher.
"Professor Dong, you are here. My parents told me that during my time in the ICU, thanks to your concern, you helped me raise money for treatment and helped me contact a kidney source."
"And to all the classmates who donated money to me, thank you."
His eyes swept over his classmates one by one, and he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion when he thought of his life of more than twenty years.
"The doctor said that my life was saved. With the Sanqing artificial kidney, I no longer have to worry about dialysis. As long as I persist, I will definitely be able to wait for a suitable kidney source."
"As a human being, I am so lucky to meet so many people who care and help me."
As he was talking, his nose suddenly became sore and tears fell down like broken beads.
But he seemed unconscious, letting the tears flow down his cheeks without any movement to wipe them away.
Instead, he stretched out his left hand, curled his fingers one by one, and counted them one by one.
"Principal Cao of the primary school did not reject me because I was seriously ill and personally arranged for me to enroll."
"Teacher Li, the head teacher of the middle school, knew that my family was poor, so he applied for various subsidies for me and exempted me from tuition fees."
"When I was in college, a retired professor supported me with 500 yuan in living expenses every month through the school. I tried every means to find him, but he still refused to tell me his name."
"And you, Teacher Dong, have always cared about me meticulously and treated me like family since I entered school."
"Every one of the other teachers and classmates who have helped me will be remembered in my heart and will never be forgotten."
"I once read a poem and wrote down a sentence in my notebook."
"The world kisses me with pain, and I will repay it with song."
"After I graduate, I will definitely repay you, repay them, and repay the world."
Dong Jun burst into tears instantly. He couldn't bear it anymore and walked forward and hugged him.
"Silly boy, as long as you live healthily, that will be the greatest reward for us."
(End of chapter)
