[Jiangxi Daily] Guarding the "Tower of Life" attentively-Sidelights on the development of the Critical Liver Disease Department of the Ninth Hospital of Nanchang

(Jiangxi Daily, July 14, 2020) The liver is an important immune organ of the human body. It is called the "Life Tower" of the human body. Various metabolism, detoxification and immune functions of the human body rely on the liver. bear.

In Nanchang, there is a "liver protection" team composed of 32 medical staff. They are the first in Jiangxi Province to develop artificial liver and autologous bone marrow stem cells to treat severe hepatitis, which has brought many liver failure patients back from the edge of death .

Artificial Liver Treatment Leads

"Liver function has a strong regenerative ability. A liver can be cut in half and it can grow up in one year." said Xiong Molong, director of the Department of Critical Liver Diseases, Nanchang Ninth Hospital, liver failure Refers to more than one-half of the necrosis of the liver, the liver cannot support the normal activities of the human body. The artificial liver is a physical device similar to hemodialysis, which can replace the function of the liver, regenerate liver cells and restore liver function.

Artificial liver technology can not only reduce the mortality rate, but also increase the cure rate. The Artificial Liver Treatment Center of the Ninth Hospital of Nanchang City was established in 1997. It is the first medical center to introduce artificial liver technology in Jiangxi Province. After more than 20 years of development, the hospital has become a national artificial liver training base, with an average annual artificial liver treatment volume exceeding 1,000.

Under the leadership of Xiong Molong, the Department of Critical Liver Diseases of the hospital has made great progress and was included in the first batch of municipal-level key clinical specialty construction projects in Nanchang. It is used in the artificial liver treatment of severe hepatitis liver failure, nutritional support treatment, and co-infection. A lot of exploration and practice have been carried out in diagnosis and treatment, stem cell therapy, etc., and a wealth of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience have been accumulated. At present, the department's annual outpatient visits is as high as 14,000, and the critically ill proportion of inpatients exceeds 30%. It is worth mentioning that the patients in Nanchang City account for only 20%, and the larger range of consultations covers the whole province and surrounding provinces.

Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment of Critical Disease

"Our treatment and scientific research are centered on severe hepatitis and liver failure." Xiong Molong said that his department of severe liver disease is based on "severe hepatitis" and "artificial liver." As the core diagnosis and treatment feature, the inpatient ward is mainly used to treat critical liver diseases such as severe hepatitis and cirrhosis. The comprehensive treatment technology of severe hepatitis is at the leading level in the province and even the country.

The intensive liver disease team of the hospital pays special attention to the basic research of liver failure, and has set up a liver failure laboratory to undertake scientific research and teaching tasks. "Most of the ideas and directions of scientific research come from the clinic, and the purpose is to promote the solution of clinical problems." Xiong Molong said that new therapies and new diagnoses require theoretical support before being applied to the clinic to promote the improvement of clinical capabilities. In recent years, the department has undertaken a number of provincial and municipal scientific research projects, and published more than 10 SCI, Chinese core and national academic papers, with outstanding results.

"Severe liver disease is often accompanied by complications, such as gastrointestinal hemorrhage, kidney injury, and brain injury. Some patients with complex and critical conditions involve multiple departments and require multidisciplinary joint diagnosis and treatment and precise treatment." Nanchang The relevant person in charge of the City Ninth Hospital said that the comprehensive transformation that the hospital has implemented has provided strong and comprehensive disciplinary support for the treatment of severe liver disease, and has brought newer and broader treatment perspectives and methods.

Sinking high-quality medical resources

In the People's Hospital of Shicheng County, Ganzhou, Xiong Molong opened the province's first liver disease expert studio. Xiong Molong regularly visits the hospital every month for expert outpatient clinics, joint ward rounds, and training and lectures for grassroots medical staff, guiding the development of new technologies, sinking high-quality medical resources, and helping the hospital improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases.

In addition to setting up studios and regular consultations, Xiong Molong also often goes to Qianshan County People’s Hospital, Shangrao City Second People’s Hospital, Leping City People’s Hospital, Jing’an County People’s Hospital and other places to provide medical technical assistance to improve liver disease in primary hospitals. The level of diagnosis and treatment, and the establishment of a two-way referral green channel, so that more patients with severe liver disease can receive timely treatment and restore health as soon as possible.

According to reports, the Department of Critical Liver Diseases of the Ninth Hospital of Nanchang City has also established the Poyang Lake Liver Disease Academic Forum, the Artificial Liver Group of the Infectious Diseases Branch of the Jiangxi Medical Association, and the National Key Infectious Disease Hospital Liver Failure and Artificial Liver Summit Forum , Artificial Liver Nursing Forum in Eight Central and Southern Provinces, promoted and popularized artificial liver technology and standardized diagnosis and treatment technology for severe hepatitis throughout the province and even the whole country, and promoted the improvement of the level of diagnosis and treatment of severe hepatitis in the whole province and even the whole country.high. In the next step, the department will strengthen the construction of the clinical team, focusing on artificial liver treatment, nutritional treatment, and treatment of severe liver complications, and build a domestic first-class treatment base for severe liver disease, so that more people will be healthy.

[Source: Nanchang Ninth Hospital]

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