Organs Of Teen Declared Brain Dead Give New Lease Of Life To 4 Patients

The heart was transplanted to a patient in Mumbai. The liver, kidneys and corneas were transplanted to patients in Chandigarh.

The family of a 13-year-old girl, who suffered cerebral oedema and was subsequently declared brain dead at a hospital here, donated her organs, helping four patients suffering from end-stage organ failure in Chandigarh and Mumbai, the hospital said in a statement on Monday. On July 8, the girl from Chandigarh became unconscious due to cerebral oedema and was rushed to the Government Multi Speciality Hospital in Sector 16. However, due to worsening prognosis, she was shifted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in an extremely critical condition the next day. "But all the efforts of the family and friends could not deter the dark tragedy as the little girl's ten days' struggle between life and death came to a halt as she could not be revived and subsequently...was declared brain dead on July 18," according to the PGIMER statement. It further said the transplant coordinators at PGIMER approached the girl's father to request if he could consider organ donation.