PLASTICS AND MICROSURGERY DEPARTMENT
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Introduction
1991: The Microsurgery unit was established within the Upper Limb Department, to perform limb replantation.
1994: The Microsurgery laboratory was opened to offer training in microsurgical techniques. Surgeons from Southern Vietnam were able to undertake a period of 3 months study, which comprised of 1 month laboratory training and 2 months clinical practice.
1997: The Plastics and Microsurgery Department was established under the leadership of the late Dr Vo Van Chau. The Department comprised then of 5 surgeons and 30 beds.
Today the Plastics and Microsurgery Department, under the leadership of Dr Mai Trong Tuong, has grown in size with 10 orthopaedic surgeons, 15 nurses, 2 nursing assistants and 51 beds. Due to the high service demands, the Department is an extremely busy part of the hospital.. Since its establishment, the Plastic and Microsurgery Department has been instrumental in saving thousands of amputated fingers, hands and limbs.
Mission
To provide highest possible level of microsurgery techniques in:
Reattaching amputated limbs, such as fingers, hands, wrists, forearms, upper arms, feet and legs.
Toe to thumb transplant surgery for hand reconstruction.
The treatment of brachial plexus injury
Free flap, pedicle flap, fibular free flaps to deal with tissue defects
The repair and grafting of peripheral nerves.
To provide high standard of education and training in microsurgery techniques.
To provide support for local hospitals such as the Hospital for Cancer and the Dental Hospital with Microsurgical care.
To develop international relationship with other countries such as America, France, Korea and Thailand to promote microsurgery education.
Strengths
Specialist knowledge: All surgeons in Plastic and Microsurgery Department are highly trained with post-graduate qualifications and extensive experience .
Equipments: There are 2 operation rooms for elective microsurgery cases and 1 theatre room for microsurgery emergencies. The Department has 4 microscopes and is well equipped with microsurgical instruments. The laboratory has the capacity to train 10 surgeons at a time and is equipped with 5 microscopes and full microsurgical instruments.
Focus
To continue to provide high level microsurgery training to young surgeons
To employ up to date microsurgery techniques in limb salvage surgery.