Surat: Five people died after a young yoga instructor was declared brain dead on Friday after his family donated his organs.
The liver, two kidneys and two eyes of 40-year-old Ranjan Chavda were harvested and transplanted to five beneficiaries.
His liver was transplanted to a businessman in the city, making it the first case of liver donation and transplant in the city.
Chavda, a resident of Segvi village in Valsad, was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Dharampur intersection on September 30, while she was going on her moped.
She was on her way to her sister’s house at the time of the accident. He has suffered severe head injuries and fractures.
Chavda’s husband works as a driver while her son Jai (16) is a Class XI student.
On being taken to a private hospital, she was diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage and a blood clot in her brain. He was later shifted to the city’s Apple Hospital where a surgery was performed to remove the blood clot.
However, his condition remained critical. He was declared brain dead and informed by the hospital donate life, a voluntary organization in Surat working for organ donation, to contact the family.
“The family has shown courage and have agreed to donate his organs. This is the first case of liver donation and transplant in the city. Donate Life President Nilesh Mandlewala said, “Till now the city has never had a liver transplant.
So far 406 kidneys, 171 livers and 308 corneas have been donated from Surat through Donate Life.
The liver, two kidneys and two eyes of 40-year-old Ranjan Chavda were harvested and transplanted to five beneficiaries.
His liver was transplanted to a businessman in the city, making it the first case of liver donation and transplant in the city.
Chavda, a resident of Segvi village in Valsad, was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Dharampur intersection on September 30, while she was going on her moped.
She was on her way to her sister’s house at the time of the accident. He has suffered severe head injuries and fractures.
Chavda’s husband works as a driver while her son Jai (16) is a Class XI student.
On being taken to a private hospital, she was diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage and a blood clot in her brain. He was later shifted to the city’s Apple Hospital where a surgery was performed to remove the blood clot.
However, his condition remained critical. He was declared brain dead and informed by the hospital donate life, a voluntary organization in Surat working for organ donation, to contact the family.
“The family has shown courage and have agreed to donate his organs. This is the first case of liver donation and transplant in the city. Donate Life President Nilesh Mandlewala said, “Till now the city has never had a liver transplant.
So far 406 kidneys, 171 livers and 308 corneas have been donated from Surat through Donate Life.
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