Gu Yunchuan receives kidney transplant surgery at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei province, on May 3, 2020. [Photo/Wuhan University]
Gong Zuojiong, a doctor at the hospital, said apart from the increased frequency of dialysis treatment, he was also put on a ventilator and underwent anti-viral and anti-infection treatment.
The frequent blood purification treatment for uremia effectively helped to remove the inflammatory storm and prevented his condition from worsening, Gong said.
In early March, Gu tested negative twice for COVID-19 and was discharged from the hospital. He was sent to another hospital for quarantine and medical observation for 14 days. After the quarantine ended, he returned to Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University for dialysis.
Zhou Jiangqiao, director of the department of organ transplant at the hospital, began to monitor his condition and organized a multidisciplinary medical expert team to discuss the possibility of a kidney transplant. The team decided that he had met the standards to undergo the surgery in late April.
