Green corridor for heart transplant: 32 km in about 45 mins

A 32 kilometer green corridor was set up from Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket today at 10.20 AM to transport the heart of a 17-year-old road accident victim in 45 minutes 27 seconds.
The donor's two kidneys successfully saved lives of two patients at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, the two corneas were sent to AIIMS and the liver was transported to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) for transplantation.
A 46-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy along with end stage heart failure, was the recipient of the donated heart. For her, the transplant today at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket was nothing short of a new year miracle.

"Our team at Max Healthcare worked round-the-clock to ensure a seamless and successful heart transplant. There are numerous precautions that need to be kept in mind while performing a heart transplant. Before the heart is retrieved from the donor, the donor heart needs to undergo echocardiography and angiography to ascertain that the heart is healthy and has no previous damage.
"The heart also needs to be checked and cleared for suitability along with any diseases that can preclude the retrieval. Given the abysmal number of heart donors in India, it was crucial to ensure that every step of the transplant was today carried out without any road blocks," said Dr Kewal Krishan, Program Incharge - Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Devices at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket.

"The donor's family has given that chance to many today.. Their one decision has brought back hope in the lives of many patients and their families. It re-emphasizes how organ donation is a sign of humanity and we urge everyone to take inspiration from the family of this 17-year-old boy and come forward for organ donation," said Dr Rajneesh Malhotra, Chief- CTVS at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket.