Brain-dead man gives new lease of life to four patients as family donates his organs
3 years, 2 months ago

Brain-dead man gives new lease of life to four patients as family donates his organs

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After a couple of counselling sessions, his family members agreed to donate his organs to save the lives of four other people Nagpur: A 27-year-old man, who was declared brain-dead at a private hospital here, has given a new lease of life to four patients after his family donated his multiple organs. Despite attempts to save his life, the man lost the battle and was declared brain-dead on Wednesday night, a release by the city-based private hospital said. After a couple of counselling sessions, his family members agreed to donate his organs to save the lives of four other people, it said. The process was conducted with the help of Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre in Nagpur, traffic police and the Airports Authority of India, the organs were transported to respective locations in time.

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Ludhiana: Liver patient gets new lease of life at city hospital
1 week, 3 days ago

Ludhiana: Liver patient gets new lease of life at city hospital

Hindustan Times  

In a lifesaving initiative at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, the unfortunate demise of a 56-year-old woman from Ludhiana led to the donation of her organs, giving a new lease of life to multiple individuals. Following the declaration of brain death, the hospital’s in-house organ retrieval and transplantation team, including the critical care and anaesthesia team led by Dr PL …

Young accident victim from Punjab saves five lives through organ donation
1 month ago

Young accident victim from Punjab saves five lives through organ donation

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old accident victim from a Punjab village has given a new lease of life to five persons through organ and tissue donation. Amninder Singh, who hails from Khizrabad villager in Ropar district, was declared brain dead at PGIMER, Chandigarh, following a road accident. In a noble act of generosity, Amninder’s family decided to donate his organs, saving three lives …

'Brain dead' Kentucky man, 36, wakes up before organ donation in case that shocked the nation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Brain dead' Kentucky man, 36, wakes up before organ donation in case that shocked the nation

Daily Mail  

The family of a man who woke up as surgeons prepared to harvest his organs has revealed tragic new details about a case that shocked America. Over a one week period after reports about Hoover's story went live, roughly 170 people removed themselves from organ donor registries per day. Representatives from Gift of Life Michigan, a state-specific organ donation network, …

Accident victim’s organs save two lives in Odisha
5 months, 1 week ago

Accident victim’s organs save two lives in Odisha

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK/JAGATSINGHPUR: The family of a 58-year-old man, Birendra Prasad Swain, who died following a road accident, has given new hope to two persons by donating his kidneys. Swain, belonging to Redhua in Jagatsinghpur district, met with an accident at Raghunathpur Bazaar on the Cuttack-Paradip state highway on Friday night while returning from a marriage feast. His son, Subhasish Swain, a …

9-year-old brain dead boy’s organs save four lives in Pune
5 months, 1 week ago

9-year-old brain dead boy’s organs save four lives in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The parents of a nine-year old boy from Vishrantwadi who was declared brain dead on July 9 after suffering from benign brain tumour with Hydrocephalus donated his organs and saved four lives, said officials. The city recorded the 36th cadaveric organ donation this year, said officials of Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee, Pune. With this the city recorded the 36th cadaveric …

Haryana youth gives new lease of life to five patients
7 months, 1 week ago

Haryana youth gives new lease of life to five patients

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old brain dead Haryana youth gave a new lease of life to five patients by donating organs at PGIMER, Chandigarh. In another case, the family of an 18-year-old Haryana girl, after her tragic death, saved the lives of four critically ill patients by donating her organs. PGIMER medical superintendent and Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation nodal officer Dr …

Poor identification of brain death cases impacting organ donations: Health Ministry
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Poor identification of brain death cases impacting organ donations: Health Ministry

The Hindu  

Poor identification and certification of brain stem death or brain death cases is keeping the rate of organ donations at low levels in India, despite the availability of many potential cases, the Union Health Ministry has said. Expressing concern over the rate of organ donations in the country remaining at less than one donor per million population in a year, …

Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth brain dead youth saves lives of four end-stage patients
9 months ago

Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth brain dead youth saves lives of four end-stage patients

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old Haryana youth gave new lease of life to four terminally ill patients with organ donation here at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. The lives that were impacted through transplantation as an outcome of his organ donation included one heart recipient at Chennai, one kidney recipient and two corneal recipients here at PGIMER. As the cross-matching indicated …

Chandigarh: 23-year-old brain dead youth’s organs save seven lives
11 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: 23-year-old brain dead youth’s organs save seven lives

Hindustan Times  

The organs of a 23-year-old man, who was declared brain dead at PGIMER on January 12 following an accident, gave a new lease of life to five terminally ill organ failure patients, one at New Delhi, another at Gurugram and three more at PGIMER. The youth could not be revived after getting critically injured and was declared brain dead at …

Brain dead Chandigarh man's organs give new lease of life to five patients
11 months, 1 week ago

Brain dead Chandigarh man's organs give new lease of life to five patients

India Today  

The organs of a brain-dead 23-year-old man, which were donated to Chandigarh's PGIMER, provided a new lease of life to five patients. He was declared brain dead by doctors on January 12, following which Rajesh's family gave consent to donate his organs. Expressing his gratitude to Rajesh's parents for their noble gesture, Professor Vivek Lal, director of Chandigarh's PGIMER said, …

Brain-dead man’s heart gives life to 16-year-old from Kayamkulam
1 year ago

Brain-dead man’s heart gives life to 16-year-old from Kayamkulam

The Hindu  

A heart harvested from a 36-year-old man, who was declared brain dead in Thiruvananthapuram, was successfully implanted in a 16-year-old cardiac patient at Lisie Hospital in Kochi in a surgery that lasted around four hours on Saturday. The completion of the procedure marked the culmination of a concerted effort by various persons and agencies, including the family members of Selvin …

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants
1 year, 4 months ago

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants

The Hindu  

Anil was on the list of recipients for organ transplant in Hyderabad as his kidneys had failed. But in a nation of 130 crore people, the organ donation rate is only 0.25 per million which means that not more than 2,000-2,500 organs are available for transplant from deceased donors. As per the data maintained by the National Organ and Tissue …

Chandigarh: Organs of 19-year-old boy saves life of three
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandigarh: Organs of 19-year-old boy saves life of three

Hindustan Times  

The organs of a 19-year-old boy, who was declared brain dead following a fatal road accident, gave a new life to three organ failure patients who needed the transplants of heart, kidneys and liver to survive. The critically injured boy was rushed to a local hospital and then he was shifted to Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research but …

Heart, lungs of brain dead man sent from CMC Ranipet to Chennai
1 year, 7 months ago

Heart, lungs of brain dead man sent from CMC Ranipet to Chennai

The Hindu  

The heart and lungs of a 31-year-old man, who was declared brain dead at the Christian Medical College in Ranipet on Wednesday, were harvested and sent to the MGM Hospital in Chennai for transplantation. Officials at CMC said the victim, a mason and resident of Vellore’s Old Town, suffered a head injury in a road accident involving his two-wheeler near …

Delhi: Declared brain dead, 6-year-old boy gives life to 2 other children at AIIMS
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi: Declared brain dead, 6-year-old boy gives life to 2 other children at AIIMS

India TV News  

New Delhi: The family of a six-year-old boy, who was declared brain dead at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, has given a fresh lease of life to two children by donating his organs. Dr Deepak Gupta, Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Delhi said, “Children are a very special group and need targeted approaches for brain death certification, …

In a First for MP, Brain Dead Woman's Hands Donated; Recipient Teen Girl from Mumbai
1 year, 11 months ago

In a First for MP, Brain Dead Woman's Hands Donated; Recipient Teen Girl from Mumbai

News 18  

The hands of a brain dead 52-year-old woman in Indore in Madhya Pradesh were donated for transplantation into a Mumbai-based teen girl, which a health official on Monday said was the first case of its kind in the state and was a “revolution in the field of organ donation”. Indore resident Vinita Khajanchi was admitted to a private hospital here …

Family of Brain Dead 18-month-old Girl Donates Organs, Gives Fresh Lease of Life to 2 Patients
2 years, 1 month ago

Family of Brain Dead 18-month-old Girl Donates Organs, Gives Fresh Lease of Life to 2 Patients

News 18  

The family of an 18-month-old girl, who was declared brain dead at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, has donated her organs, offering fresh lease of life to two patients. “She was declared brain dead on November 11 morning,” Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr Deepak Gupta told PTI. The parents of 6-year-old Rolly, who was declared brain …

Brain-dead AP youth\'s father donates his son\'s organs
2 years, 2 months ago

Brain-dead AP youth\'s father donates his son\'s organs

Deccan Chronicle  

UDUPI: Vemula Sudarshan Chowdary, a brain-dead student from Guruzala mandal in Andhra Pradesh, gave a new lease of life through organ donation. Sudarshan was declared brain dead by a panel of expert doctors as per the protocol stipulated by the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 officially twice at an interval of six hours on October 11. When the patient …

Harvested organs of brain-dead labourer give new lease of life to three persons
2 years, 4 months ago

Harvested organs of brain-dead labourer give new lease of life to three persons

The Hindu  

The organs of a daily wage worker, who was declared brain-dead at the Government Stanley Hospital, have been donated to several patients. A press release from the hospital said the family members of the 59-year-old man, his wife and two married daughters agreed to donate his skin, liver and two kidneys after the patient died. Hailing from Peruvoyal village in …

Brain Dead Autorickshaw Driver's Family Donates His Organs, Saves 4 Lives in Delhi
2 years, 5 months ago

Brain Dead Autorickshaw Driver's Family Donates His Organs, Saves 4 Lives in Delhi

News 18  

The family of a 45-year-old autorickshaw driver, who was declared brain dead at AIIMS here, donated his organs, helping save lives of four persons. After being informed about the option of organ donation by doctors and transplant coordinators of the Organ Retreival Banking Organisation located in AIIMS, the family came forward and equivocally decided in favour of organ donation. "What …

OGH to streamline process of declaring patients \'brain dead\'
2 years, 6 months ago

OGH to streamline process of declaring patients \'brain dead\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Facing a shortage of kidneys and liver for organ transplant, Osmania General Hospital is trying to streamline the process of declaring patients 'brain dead' so that their organs can be potentially donated. When patients are declared brain dead, hospital authorities can counsel family members of the deceased and request them to donate the organs. OGH Superintendent Dr B. Nagender …

59-year-old brain dead woman’s organs donated
2 years, 7 months ago

59-year-old brain dead woman’s organs donated

The Hindu  

The liver, kidneys, heart valves, and corneas of a 59-year-old woman, who had been declared brain dead due to brain stem failure at a hospital in Mysuru, were donated to recipients in hospitals of Mysuru and Bengaluru. A statement from Apollo BGS Hospital in Mysuru said Jayamma was brought to the hospital in a critical condition on May 12. However, …

Mangaluru: Organs harvested from brain dead woman saves three lives
2 years, 8 months ago

Mangaluru: Organs harvested from brain dead woman saves three lives

The Hindu  

The liver and two kidneys of the 46-year-old bank employee, Preeti Nagaraj, was harvested after she was declared brain dead on Saturday. I agreed for harvesting of her organs and transplanting it to needy patients,” said Ms. Nagaraj’s husband Manoj Kalya. Director of the Institute and Transplant Surgeon Prashanth Marla said organs were harvested by experts in presence of transplant …

Chandigrah: Organs of brain-dead kid save three lives
2 years, 8 months ago

Chandigrah: Organs of brain-dead kid save three lives

India Today  

The organs of a child, who was declared brain dead by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, helped in saving the lives of three terminally ill patients. But we are trying to draw consolation from the fact that Gurjot’s life will go on in others and will give them more days with their families.” Lauding the …

Brain dead Kerala student becomes organ donor, saves lives of seven others
3 years, 2 months ago

Brain dead Kerala student becomes organ donor, saves lives of seven others

India Today  

After his son Navis was declared brain dead, Sajan Mathew consented to have the 25-year-old’s organs harvested. Navis Mathew, a post graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in accountancy from France, was at his residence in Kottayam taking online classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The family immediately rushed Navis to a private hospital in Kottayam, where doctors said that …

2 brain dead give life to eight in PGI Chandigarh
3 years, 3 months ago

2 brain dead give life to eight in PGI Chandigarh

India TV News  

Two donor families showcased exemplary magnanimity amid the tragedy of losing their loved ones and kindled hope in critical eight patients with the transplantation of four kidneys and four corneas at the PGI Hospital here, doctors said on Friday. "We are overwhelmed by their spirit of giving of the donor families and hope their generous gesture inspires others and makes …

How a brain dead Surat woman gave new lease of life to 7 people in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Hyderabad
3 years, 6 months ago

How a brain dead Surat woman gave new lease of life to 7 people in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Hyderabad

India TV News  

There are very few selfless people whose will to help others never ends even when they themselves are in pain. One such example has been set by a Surat woman who was declared brain dead but donated her heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and eyes to those in need. On May 19, 46-year-old Kamini Patel from Bardoli Takula of Surat dealt …

Organs of 43-year-old Brain Dead Woman Help Save Lives of Four People: Delhi Hospital
3 years, 6 months ago

Organs of 43-year-old Brain Dead Woman Help Save Lives of Four People: Delhi Hospital

News 18  

The family of a 43-year-old brain dead woman donated her organs helping save the lives of four people, according to the Delhi hospital where she was admitted. Currently, there are 179 patients waiting for cadaver liver and 484 patients waiting for cadaver kidney transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital." One kidney was transplanted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and the …

Brain dead man breathes new life into coronavirus patient with severe lung infection
4 years, 3 months ago

Brain dead man breathes new life into coronavirus patient with severe lung infection

India Today  

A brain dead man has breathed new life into a Covid-19 patient with severe lung infection and given hope to a young Mumbai woman as his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective recipients. The 48-year-old recipient of lungs from Delhi turned out to be the first case of "successful completion of a critical bilateral lung transplant" on a …

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