당시 아이를 진료한 김영휘 서울아산병원 해외의료봉사팀 교수는 "심장 초음파 검사 결과 최대한 이른 시일 안에 수술하면 생존 가능성이 있다고 봤다"고 했다.
Kim Young-hwue, a professor at the overseas medical service team at Asan Medical Center, who treated the child at that time, said, "As a result of the ultrasound examination of the heart, I thought if the operation were as early as possible, there would be a possibility of survival."