and was placed on a ventilator for three days at Manipal Palam Vihar. Despite the efforts taken by a large team of doctors, her condition continued to deteriorate, and she was declared brain dead.
Late, the team of doctors working closely with the patient’s family, provided them with the required information and support about
so that they could make an informed decision.
The family was very keen to donate all her organs. However, they could not use the kidneys as she was suffering from chronic kidney disease. The liver was retrieved by the hospital team and transported for transplantation.
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Doctors expressed their sincere gratitude to the donor family for their decision to support organ and cornea donation. They were also grateful for the support we receive from NOTTO, which plays a pivotal role in the prompt allocation of organs in a transparent manner (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
Management of the brain-dead organ donor
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).The family saved the life of a patient in critical condition and gave the gift of sight to two others. All these happened because of the increasing awareness of this noble cause in the country.
There is a wide gap between patients who need transplants and the organs that are available in India. 1.8 lakh people suffer from renal failure every year, however, only 10,000 renal transplants are done.
An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 liver transplants are needed annually in India but only about thousand five hundred are performed. Similarly, of several thousand who suffer from heart failure, only 200 get a heart transplant. In the case of Corneas, about 25,000 transplants are done every year against a requirement of 1 lakh (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
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This noble act of donating organs highlights the increasing awareness and participation in organ donation can bridge the gap between patients awaiting transplants and the availability of organs.
References :
- Management of the brain-dead organ donor
– (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12055-021-01224-y) - Deceased-Donor Organ Transplantation in India: Current Status, Challenges, and Solutions – (http://www.ectrx.org/detail/supplement/2020/18/1/2/31/0)
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