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In a first in Odisha, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar surgeons retrieved the liver from a 14-year-old girl child, who was declared brain dead in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the vital organ was transported to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi by air.
A green corridor was created from the hospital to the Biju Patnaik international airport for the timely transportation of liver.
Daughter of the brave parents Banita and Dukhabandhu Mahant, originally from Keonjhar district currently residing at Bhubaneswar, was suffering from chronic kidney disease and was under dialysis for the last few months.
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Recently she developed a brain stroke and was admitted to the Department of Medicine at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on 15 February.
Subsequently, she slipped into a coma and was on a ventilator. Showing no signs of recovery, the girl child was declared brain dead by the expert committee from AIIMS Bhubaneswar after doing a series of Apnoea tests.
The brave parents of the child later gave consent to donate the organs to save the life of another person battling for life. The expert surgeons retrieved her liver.
AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr Ashutosh Biswas, leading the entire process, conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the brave parents for the great humanitarian gesture.
Also, he congratulated the entire transplant team of the national institute for successfully conducting the first deceased donor organ retrieval.
The 14-year girl child has paved the path for society for a greater cause of humanity. She will be remembered always for her precious contribution, added Dr Biswas.
Treating physician Dr Srikant Behera coordinated the whole process including the consent. Dr Brumhadutta Pattnaik, faculty from the Department of Gastro Surgery, was in the surgery team.
“We have lost our child. Nothing can compensate for our loss. Our gesture may give new life. If one’s life is saved, she will continue to live in our memories,” bemoaned the bereaved parents.
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