Trio receive organs from brain-dead woman

Three persons had a 45-year-old woman to thank for giving them a new lease of life as they received organs from her after she was declared brain dead following a brain haemorrhage.
According to AIIMS authorities, Babita, a resident of Ghaziabad, was declared brain dead on February 12 at the Gurgaon-based Paras Hospital following brain haemorrhage.
The same day, Rajeev Maikhuri, Transplant Coordinator at AIIMS Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) received a call from the relatives of the deceased who wanted to discuss the possibility of organ donation.
He in turn took up the matter with AIIMS Director Dr MC Mishra.

"The message was circulated to other hospitals also to find out if there was anyone who immediately needed organs," said Mishra.
A trauma team, including an intensivist, technician, nurse and transplant coordinator reached Paras Hospital and the donor was shifted to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS at 7 PM the same day where the liver and both kidneys were harvested from her body.
The liver was transplanted into a 53-year-old male patient at the Army Research and Referral Hospital, while the kidneys went to two patients who were undergoing treatment at AIIMS.
"Over 300 medicos and para-medicos were involved in the whole process. There were several challenges involved such as continuous counselling and follow-up of the patient's family members," Misra said.