Brain Dead Woman Gives New Lease of Life to Three Others

The family of a 77-year-old female donor who was declared brain dead took the brave decision of donating her liver and corneas for transplantation.

A bold decision was taken by the family of a 77-year-old brain-dead female patient to donate her liver and corneas. The liver was allocated by National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) and transplanted at another city hospital. Both the corneas were retrieved by the eye bank.

The patient had a massive brain hemorrhage 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.

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Late, the team of doctors working closely with the patient’s family, provided them with the required information and support about organ donation so that they could make an informed decision.

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‘The noble act of organ donation by a donor family in Odisha gave a new lease to three people who needed liver and corneas.#organ donation #liver transplant #brain death’

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.

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 ().

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.

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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 ().

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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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Source-Medindia