New Delhi, 21st October 2024: On the morning of 17th October, 48-year-old Shailendra Singh, was found unconscious at his home after which his wife rushed him to HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka. Upon admission, Shailendra was in critical condition, and a CT scan revealed a massive brain hemorrhage due to high blood pressure. Despite the best efforts of the medical team, his condition worsened, and he was declared brain dead at 9:55 pm the same day.
Shailendra Singh, an employee of a private company, leaves behind his grieving wife and their 8-year-old daughter. Despite her grief, Mrs. Singh made the courageous decision to donate her husband’s organs. Post her approval and counselling of the family, a team of doctors retrieved the liver and corneas from the patient. Due to high creatinine the kidneys were unfit for transplant. The heart and lungs were also unfit for transplant as he was revived from 3 cardiac arrests. The liver was allocated by NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization) to a 41-year-old male at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. Mr. Singh’s corneas provided the gift of sight to two individuals.
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Dr. (Col) Avnish Seth VSM, Chairman of the Manipal Institute of Gastroenterology & Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences and Head of the Manipal Organ Sharing & Transplant (MOST) at HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, said, “Our team worked closely with the patient’s family, providing the necessary information and support to help them make an informed decision. The family was keen to donate all of his organs, but unfortunately, the heart, kidneys, and lungs could not be retrieved due to medical reasons. However, the liver and corneas were successfully retrieved and utilized.”
Ms Viji Varghese, Hospital Director, HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka said, “The family’s decision to donate organs has made a significant difference in the lives of others. Shailendra Singh’s legacy lives on through those he has helped save. Organ donation is a true gift of life, providing someone else with a second chance. We encourage everyone to consider organ donation and to register as donors. Together, we can save lives.”
There is a wide gap between patients who need transplants and the organs that are available in India. 1.8 lakh people suffer from renal/kidney failure every year, however, only 15,000 renal transplants are done. An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 liver transplants are needed annually in India but only about 3000 are performed. Similarly, of several thousand who suffer from heart failure, only 200 get a heart transplant. In the case of Corneas, about 25,000 transplants are done every year against a requirement of 1 lakh.1
The noble act of organ donation highlights the pressing need for organ donations in India, as there is a significant disparity between patients awaiting transplants and the availability of organs. Increasing awareness and participation in organ donation can bridge this gap and offer hope to countless lives in need.
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About Manipal Hospitals
As a pioneer in healthcare, Manipal Hospitals is among the top healthcare providers in India serving over 7 million patients annually. Its focus is to develop an affordable, high quality healthcare framework through its multispecialty and tertiary care delivery spectrum and further extend it to out of hospital care. With the completion of acquisition of Medica Synergie hospitals and AMRI Hospitals Limited (acquired in Sept 2023), the integrated network today has a pan-India footprint of 37 hospitals across 19 cities with 10,500+ beds, and a talented pool of 5,600+ doctors and an employee strength of over 18,600.
Manipal Hospitals provides comprehensive curative and preventive care for a multitude of patients from around the globe. Manipal Hospitals is NABH, AAHRPP accredited and most of the hospitals in its network are NABL, ER, Blood Bank accredited and recognized for Nursing Excellence. Manipal Hospitals has also been recognised the most respected and patient recommended hospital in India through various consumer surveys.
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