Vadodara: At the age of 24, he had dreamed of becoming an officer. But now, he has given a new lease of life to six patients across the country after he was declared brain-dead last week. The youth from Madhya Pradesh was suffering from arteriovenous malformation in the brain.
And while he was writing an exam, he suffered a life-threatening burst that eventually left him brain-dead. It was the first time that a small bowel was retrieved, along with six other organs , at a city-based hospital. His family gave assent to donate the man’s heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and small bowel.
His father is a farmer in MP. “The youth had suffered a severe brain haemorrhage leading to brain death,” said Dr Haresh Thummar, senior consultant urologist at Zydus Hospitals in Vadodara. Thummar added that the patient was consulting neurosurgeon Dr Bhagwati S for his pre-existing medical condition.
“But after the burst, he suffered from severe brain haemorrhage that eventually left him brain-dead,” said Thummar. “All his other organs were functioning well. After counselling by doctors and by the SOTTO team, the patient’s relatives agreed to donate his organs for needy people who are living on the verge of death due to organ failure,” said Thummar, adding that with all state legal board protocol, the organs were retrieved by different teams from across the country.
“This was a historic cadaver organ donation where the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and small bowel were all donated.