On Monday, a 28-year-old woman who was suffering from a brain tumour was declared brain dead by a city-based hospital, and her liver, kidneys, heart and lungs were donated.
Last week, M. Bindhu from Tambaram was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent a surgery at a local hospital. After the surgery, she was referred to Global Hospitals, where she was declared brain dead on Monday morning. Her family consented to donate her organs, Joy Verghese, consultant hepatologist at Global Hospitals, said.
“We have found recipients for her kidneys, lung, heart and liver; four recipients will be benefiting from her donation,” he said.
While a majority of the organ donors in Tamil Nadu are declared brain dead following a trauma or road traffic accident, there are a significant number of cases, like Ms. Bindhu’s, that involve medical conditions leading to brain death.
In Tamil Nadu, around 20 per cent of organ donor deaths do not involve any trauma. “Every month, we receive around 10 to 15 organ donors, of which four or five are declared brain dead due to an underlying medical condition like a tumour, aneurysm or stroke,” J. Amalorpavanathan, convenor of the State Cadaver Organs Transplant Programme, said.
In Ms. Bindhu’s case, her condition deteriorated even after surgery, Dr. Verghese said.
