Variety Childrens Lifeline BeijingTibet Expedition

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Variety Childrens LifelineBeijing-Tibet
Expedition

• October 2004
• 18 Surgeries and Interventions Performed

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Lifeline Team Departs for TibetBeijing Airport,
Oct. 2004

• L-R
• Larry Meng, MD (China)
• Toshio Nakanishi, MD (Japan)
• Gu Hong, MD, PhD (China)
• Satoshi Yasukochi, MD (Japan)

Photo Troy Paff
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Physician Team Briefed by Lhasa
CoordinatorLhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004
Clockwise from left Mary Kelly
Handy,Coordinator (USA) Toshio Nakanishi, MD
(Japan) Larry Meng, MD (China) Satoshi Yasukochi,
MD (Japan) Gu Hong, MD, PhD (China) Douglas
Glover,Filmmaker (USA)
Photo Troy Paff
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Tibetan Children with Congenital Heart
DiseaseLhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• Before surgery. Some of these children will
  receive cardiac procedures in Lhasa, while the
  more complicated cases will be taken to Beijing.

Photo Troy Paff
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Screening Reviewing the Patients
ConditionLhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• Dr. Nakanishi reviews each patient to determine
  the scope of their disease.

Photo Annie Heng, RN
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Screening Reviewing the Patients RecordsLhasa,
Tibet, Oct. 2004

• Dr. Nakanishi describes to a father the medical
  procedure needed to save his daughters life.

Photo Annie Heng, RN
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Post-op Review EchoLhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• The day after surgery, Dr. Yasukochi verifies
  that each procedure was a success.

Photo Troy Paff
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Post-op Review A-OK!Lhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• Dr. Nakanishi delivers to a mother the post-op
  findings.

Photo Troy Paff
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Post-op Review A-OK!Lhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• The bus ride back to her village will be easier
  knowing that her daughter will live a long and
  healthy life.

Photo Troy Paff
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Post-op Review A-OK!Lhasa, Tibet, Oct. 2004

• A bright future ahead

Photo Troy Paff
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Planning the Beijing ProceduresLhasa, Tibet,
Oct. 2004

• En route to Beijing. 7 cases down, at least 6 to
  go.

Photo Troy Paff
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Tibetan Patients Await the DoctorsBeijing,
China, Oct. 2004

• For the next round of patients, Beijing is a long
  way from home.

Photo Troy Paff
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Medical Team Meets the Beijing Anzhen Hospital
StaffBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Dr. Gu Hong introduces echo specialist Dr.
  Yasukochi to her staff in Beijing.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital ORBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Anzhens surgical staff observes the visiting
  specialists.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital ORBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Drs. Nakanishi and Yasukochi perform life saving
  cardiac catheterization on a 12 year old patient.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital ORBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Detail of the 12 year olds catheterization
  procedure. The umbrella device shown at right
  will close a hole in the patients heart,
  enabling proper blood flow and normal oxygen
  saturation for the first time in this childs
  life.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital ORBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Near the conclusion of the procedure, Dr.
  Yasukochi uses echocardiography to verify proper
  placement of the patients umbrella.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital Waiting RoomBeijing, China,
Oct. 2004

• Ms. Handy, the Lhasa coordinator, keeps vigil
  with the patients mother, the village doctor,
  and others from the patients home in Tibet.

Photo Troy Paff
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The Anzhen Hospital Waiting RoomBeijing, China,
Oct. 2004

• At last the procedure is over. The patients
  mother is relieved that everything has gone well.

Photo Troy Paff
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RecoveryBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Doctor Gu Hong with the patients, the day after
  their procedures. Already they are restless, and
  moving about.

Photo Troy Paff
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RecoveryBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Two days after their procedures, the patients
  have more energy than theyre used to. They use
  our cameras to photograph each other!

Photo Gong Jue Ci Ren (patient)
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RecoveryBeijing, China, Oct. 2004

• Three days post op, and the kids are ready to
  explore. The patients and their families are
  treated to a day trip to the Great Wall, and the
  next day they fly home to Tibet.

Photo Troy Paff