"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.

"My heart rate and blood pressure have dropped, and my 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, so I still use a syringe to feed me 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 I still need to rely on artificial kidney dialysis to survive."

Hu Zhengqiang paid 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 separated from 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 what you said, 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."

The words were spoken so clearly that 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 do anything. Thanks to you for 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 together with a look of hatred on his face.

"Those patients are so worried. My intensive care unit receives dozens of patients a day, most of whom suffer from organ failure caused by various reasons, and half of the weird patients suffer from acute renal failure."

Hu Zhengqiang asked curiously: "What did the patient do to make you hate him so much?"

"It's nothing. There are just some patients who are 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 and 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 acute renal failure again."

"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 urinating and they send them to the emergency room. Haha, typical.

Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis syndrome."

Hu Zhengqiang couldn't help but laugh: "It's easy to get acute renal failure if you do anything together."

"Isn't that right?" Director Cui patted his thigh and said, "The kidneys are actually under a heavy load every day. If they don't get enough rest, they can easily develop problems."

"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%."

As Hu Zhengqiang listened, he couldn't help but feel sad. 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 using the artificial kidney for a week, 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 who contracted 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 a 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 the dialysis machine?"

"It's gone, but his condition is progressing too fast. I'm not sure whether he can be saved."

"Rescue, we must do our best to rescue!" Director Cui patted the doctor on the 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 came 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 Xiao Zhou's graduate tutor Dong Jun, and I am also his university teacher. His parents have already heard the news and are on their way over. He fainted while I was in class, so I came to take care of him.

.”

Director Cui was moved again: "Teacher Dong, your deep friendship between teachers and students is really touching."

Dong Jun said with a smile: "Xiao Zhou is my favorite student. He is a good boy. Not only does he have good academic performance, but he is also very strong in scientific research. He has many invention patents at a young age. These patents have helped many people. Everyone knows

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 just 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 boy 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 begged 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 the other party down, he suddenly remembered Huahua who had recovered from the disease in the panda base, and instantly had an idea.
To be continued...