Pune: 4 get new lease of life with organs of 55-year-old brain-dead man

The family of a 55-year-old man from Satara, who was declared brain-dead at Manipal Hospital in Pune, donated his organs last Friday. The patient suffered a brain aneurysmal bleed at a local hospital in Satara, where he was put on ventilator to maintain oxygenation and was sent to Manipal Hospital, Baner, where he was declared brain dead on January 5.

One kidney was given to a patient at Manipal Hospital, Baner and the other was sent to DY Patil Hospital, Pune. The liver was sent to Sahyadri Hospital, Hadapsar, and the heart was sent to MGM Hospital, Chennai. A green corridor was created on January 6, 2024 with the support of Pune traffic police to transfer the heart, an official statement issued on Monday said.

Dr. Amit Dhakoji, Head of Neurosciences, Manipal Hospital, Baner, said, “The patient had suffered from subarachnoid haemorrhage (Grade 4). Despite intensive treatment under the care of the neurosurgery and critical care teams, he could not recover and was declared brain dead on January 5.”

Dr. Sonal Dixit, Regional Head-Medical Service, Manipal Hospital, Baner, said, “The family’s decision to donate organs made a difference in the lives of others. The legacy of the donor will live on through the lives he has saved. Donating one’s organs is a gift of life; it is an opportunity to give someone else a second chance in life.”