Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority appeals for liver donor for boy, 13
Quick Look
- Hong Kong's Hospital Authority has issued an urgent public appeal for a liver donation for a 13-year-old boy at Queen Mary Hospital suffering from severe liver failure.
- The patient is currently at the top of the O+ blood group transplant waiting list.
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Why It Matters
The patient is a 13-year-old boy currently being treated at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam for severe hepatic failure.
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has appealed to the public for a liver donation for a 13-year-old boy suffering from severe liver failure who urgently needs a transplant.
The authority, which is also seeking help from mainland China, said on Thursday evening that the boy, being treated at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, was now in a serious condition.
“The patient has been experiencing severe hepatic failure and developed severe complications including recurrent hyperammonemia and cholangitis,” it said.
“[He] is clinically assessed as requiring an urgent liver transplant and is listed at the top of the liver transplant waiting list for O+ blood group.”
Open Questions
- Will a suitable donor be found in time?
- What is the status of the request to mainland China?
