19-yr-old brain dead woman’s organs helps save four lives

Doctors said the girl was admitted to the hospital on November 8 this year with hypoxemic ischemic encephalopathy. On November 19, she was declared brain-dead.

Dr Manisha Karmarkar, CEO at DPU hospital, said ". Our competent organ transplant specialists have been instrumental in making complex and rare surgeries a success.”

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The organs of a 19-year-old girl admitted to DPU Private Super Specialty Hospital in Pimpri helped save four lives.

Doctors said the girl was admitted to the hospital on November 8 this year with hypoxemic ischemic encephalopathy. On November 19, she was declared brain-dead. Upon counselling, her family decided to donate her organs.

With consent from her family, the heart, liver, two kidneys and a pair of lungs were donated. One kidney and liver were allotted to a 45-year-old woman and the organ transplant took place on November 20. The other kidney, heart and the pair of lungs were allotted to other hospitals.

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Dr Bhagyashree P Patil, Pro-Chancellor of Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth (deemed to be university), Pimpri, said, “Organ donations and transplants are honorable deeds, as they are the last resort in saving lives.”

Dr Manisha Karmarkar, CEO at DPU hospital, said “. Our competent organ transplant specialists have been instrumental in making complex and rare surgeries a success.”

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