HA appeals to public for a patient requiring urgent liver transplant

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesperson for the Hospital Authority (HA) today (October 15) made the following appeal regarding a patient whose condition requires urgent liver transplant: A 13-year-old boy who requires an urgent liver transplant is currently hospitalised at Queen Mary Hospital and is in serious condition. The patient has been experiencing severe hepatic failure and developed severe complications including recurrent hyperammonemia and cholangitis. The patient 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. In response to the urgent appeal from the patient's family, the HA appeals to members of the public to proactively support organ donation and consider donating the organ of a deceased relative to rekindle the lives of others. In view of the critical condition of the patient, in addition to proactively searching for a suitable liver locally, the HA will also seek assistance from the Mainland through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as soon as possible. When a patient who is willing to donate an organ passes away

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