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| Nurses pay homage to Wu Huajing, who agreed to donate her organs after a traffic accident from which she later died, before transplant surgery on Thursday evening at the General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command in Guangdong province. [Photo/China Daily] |
A 17-year-old girl's liver, two kidneys and two corneas were transplanted after her death to save others' lives at the General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command in Guangdong province on Thursday evening.
The liver surgery was jointly conducted by Huang Jiefu, vice-minister of health, and Huo Feng, a senior surgeon at the hospital.
Wu Huajing, the organ donor, was a student from Shaoguan College of Medical Science. She had been in critical condition since she was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Shaoguan on November 9. Wu was declared dead on Wednesday afternoon. Her organs were removed on Thursday afternoon.
Before she died, Wu told her parents of her wish to donate her organs to help others and repay society.
"Wu's liver was successfully transplanted to a 41-year-old man from a local property management company. The man has had liver cancer for years and has been in very poor condition", Huo Feng said at a news conference on Thursday night.
But Huo did not reveal details of the patients who received Wu's kidneys and corneas.
Vice-Minister Huang said he was deeply moved by Wu's gift.
"I think Wu would have been happy if she had known her organs have helped save others' lives," Huang said.
On Wednesday morning, Huang also acted as the operating surgeon for a 52-year-old woman surnamed Zhang who donated her liver, kidneys and corneas after she died of cerebral hemorrhage in Guangzhou.
Zhang's liver was transplanted to a man of a similar age. The man who had cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer has waited for a liver transplant for more than two months.
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