MUMBAI: The family of a 46-year-old Mulund resident, who fell down the stairs and was declared brain dead on Friday, donated his kidneys and liver for three patients with end-stage organ disease.
The man sustained severe brain injury during the fall on November 26 and was declared brain dead at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, on Friday. The organ donor was an entrepreneur and is survived by wife and two sons who consented to this donation.
With this donation, the total count of cadaver or deceased donors this year has climbed to 44.Last year, the number ofcadaver donations were 47 – still a far cry from 76 such donations in pre-Covid 2019. Dr S K Mathur of Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre’s (ZTCC) said that five donations have taken place in the city since November 25. “While this is encouraging for patients who suffer from organ failure, a lot more needs to be done. Each medical professional needs to spread the message of organ donation,” he said.
The donated liver was given to a 69-year-old man from Palthan, Satara, who was registered for transplant at Fortis Hospital itself. While one of the kidneys were donated to a 39-year-old Thane resident at the same hospital, the second kidney was assigned to another private hospital in Mumbai. tnn
The man sustained severe brain injury during the fall on November 26 and was declared brain dead at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, on Friday. The organ donor was an entrepreneur and is survived by wife and two sons who consented to this donation.
With this donation, the total count of cadaver or deceased donors this year has climbed to 44.Last year, the number ofcadaver donations were 47 – still a far cry from 76 such donations in pre-Covid 2019. Dr S K Mathur of Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre’s (ZTCC) said that five donations have taken place in the city since November 25. “While this is encouraging for patients who suffer from organ failure, a lot more needs to be done. Each medical professional needs to spread the message of organ donation,” he said.
The donated liver was given to a 69-year-old man from Palthan, Satara, who was registered for transplant at Fortis Hospital itself. While one of the kidneys were donated to a 39-year-old Thane resident at the same hospital, the second kidney was assigned to another private hospital in Mumbai. tnn