Organ from Vishakhapatnam Helps Save Life in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD, India - April 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Hyderabad:  A 53-year-old farmer who was declared brain dead at Seven Hills Hospital in Vishakhapatnam helped save a 63-year-old person’s life in Hyderabad.

Mr. Satyanarayana, who hails from Vishakhapatnam suffered a road accident on April 26, 2015 and was undergoing treatment at Seven Hills Hospital. The patient was declared brain dead last evening (Monday April 27, 2015).

“The Andhra Pradesh unit of Jeevandan informed us about the availability of a cadaver liver and immediately a team of doctors from Global Hospitals went to Seven Hills Hospital and started the retrieval of the organ,” Dr. Hirendranath, Vice President, Medical Services & Operations, Global Hospitals said.

The retrieval process started at 3.30 a.m. this morning after which it was airlifted from Vishakhapatnam to Hyderabad. Dr. Mathew Jacob, Senior Consultant, Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery lead the team of doctors that was responsible for the retrieval of the organ. He was assisted by Dr. Raghavendra, Mr. Murgan and Mr. Rajanna.

“Once the organ was recovered, the Vishakhapatnam Police Department created a green corridor for the organ to be transported to the Airport in the quickest time possible and with the help of the able staff from Indigo Airlines we were able to get the organ to Hyderabad quickly,” Dr. Hirendranath said.

After touchdown at the Hyderabad International Airport, the airline staff immediately offloaded the organ into the waiting ambulance and with the help of the green corridor created by the Hyderabad Police the organ was able to reach the hospital in 20 minutes.

“The team of doctors lead by Dr. Tom Cherian, Chief of Surgery & Head, Dept. of Liver & Pancreatic Surgery & Transplantation, Global Hospital and Dr. Balbir Singh, Senior Liver Transplant Surgeon at Global Hospital have successfully transplanted the organ after an eight-hour surgery to a 63-year-old retired engineer from Hyderabad,” he said.

Mr. Satyanarayana’s kidneys were also donated. One kidney was used for a patient in Care Hospital Vishakhapatnam and the other to a patient in Seven Hills Hospital.

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