HCM CITY — HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No 1 doctors have successfully performed a congenital heart surgery for a premature baby weighing 900grams, the lightest patient ever to receive the surgery. The baby was born prematurely, at 31 weeks of gestation and weighing only 900g. According to the doctor, the team could not wait until the baby weighed enough for surgery. If the surgery was not performed, the heart defects would have affected the body’ health. The baby’s organs have not developed yet completely and could not keep the baby alive, Tâm said.

Source: Viet Nam News March 28, 2017 11:15 UTC