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Written By: Anuradha Varanasi | Published : January 20, 2016 10:43 PM IST
Mumbai witnessed its seventh heart transplant on January 20 (Wednesday) after a 42-year-old man received a heart from a donor in Surat, Gujarat.
Doctors at Fortis Hospital, Mulund successfully conducted the heart transplant after the organ of the donor was transported between the two states within 1 hour and 24 minutes after covering a total distance of over 257.72 kilometers.
The 42-year-old patient was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart becomes bigger than usual and has trouble in pumping blood. He was waitlisted for a transplant for over three months and doctors say a heart transplant was essential to save his life.
Dr Anvay Mulay, Head of Cardiac Transplant Team from Fortis Hospital, retrieved the heart from the 52-year-old donor in Surat who was suffering from intracranial bleeding. The donor s family agreed to donate his heart, liver and kidneys after he was declared brain dead at the Ayush ICU & Multispecialty Hospital in Surat.
The traffic and airport authorities immediately laid down the roadmap and flight map following which the donor s heart left from Ayush ICU and Multispecialty Hospital, to Fortis Hospital in the wee hours of the morning.
The liver and kidneys were sent to the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Ahmadabad. The heart reached the Surat Airport at 3 am and was then immediately transferred into a chartered flight. The organ reached Mumbai s Domestic Airport at 3:55 am.
Green Corridor laid out by Mumbai s traffic authorities followed the pre-decided route from Domestic Airport (Gate No. 8) to the private hospital. The surgery was then conducted by Dr Sanjeev Jadhav, CVTS Surgeon, Fortis Hospital, and Dr Mulay at 8:30 amand the patient was moved to the ICU by 11 am.
Willingness of the family to donate their beloved s organs, has helped save four lives. We salute such courageous families. The surgery was successful; the patient is now stable. He s been moved to the ICU and will be kept under observation for the next 48-72 hours, said Dr Mulay.
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