Despite our Doctors’ efforts to salvage him, the prognosis was poor and he did not show any signs of recovery or regain consciousness. Mr Vemula Sudarshan Chowdary’s father Mr Vemula Alekha Prasad expressed his willingness to donate viable organs to save other needy patients’ life. Subsequently, Mr Vemula Sudarshan Chowdary was officially declared brain dead by the Panel of expert Doctors as per the protocol stipulated by the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 twice at 6 hours intervals. The first was at 4:10 p.m. on 11.10.2022 and the second declaration was at 11:42 p.m. the same day.
As per Jeevasarthakathe, SOTTO, Bangalore protocols and decisions, the Liver was sent to KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore, Lungs to Aster CMI, Bangalore, One Kidney to AJ Hospital Mangalore and One Kidney, Corneas/Eye Balls and Skin were retained by Kasturba Hospital Manipal for the registered patients to save the lives of needy patients.
Father and Family members of Mr Vemula Sudarshan Chowdary, expressed that, “Organ donation is a noble cause and my son has committed a great deed even in his death”.
Medical Superintendent Dr Avinash Shetty said, “The organ donation is great work to save lives, and thanked Mr Vemula Sudarshan Chowdary’s family who decided to do this noble cause. Good thing is that day-by-day awareness of Organ donation is increasing among the public, he added.
The harvested organs were transferred to the recipient hospitals with the support of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Police Department from Manipal to Mangalore via Green Corridor.
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