Mandya family donates organs of 19-year-old brain-dead son, saving 3 lives

He was then rushed to the Trauma and Emergency Care Centre (TECC) at Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital.

However, despite tests and treatment, he showed no response. Two days later, a panel consisting of Dr Asima Banu, Special Officer, TECC; Dr Deepak, Medical Superintendent; and Dr Kavya M, Director/Dean, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, examined him and officially declared that he was brain-dead.

Darshan’s family decided to donate his organs after speaking to a Jeevasaarthakate, an organ donation facilitation team. “We are deeply grateful to the family members who, even in their moment of profound grief, made the noble decision to serve society and brighten others’ lives,” Jeevasaarthakate said in a statement.

After Darshan was declared brain dead, organ donation and transplant procedures were completed, including those of the liver, kidney, and heart valves. Later, his family members took his body back to Mandya for his final rites.

Speaking to The Indian Express, a panel member said that multiple organ donations were not substantially different from a single donation

“It is a similar setting for trained general and retrieval surgeons. You may also have heart or kidney surgeons to retrieve those organs. Usually, whichever organs are suitable for donation are taken. By chance, if the donor’s liver, for example, is bad, we would not take that,” said a member.

“People need to be made aware of organ donation. The concept is that there is a life after death. The family, though in grief, can take bold decisions and help society, as the number of recipients is more than the available donors,” the member said.

A Bengaluru-based doctor chose to donate one of her kidneys to an unrelated person in need, going to the High Court to achieve her goal.