The family of a physically challenged 38-year-old government official, declared brain dead after a road accident here, has donated his organs providing a new lease of life to five persons.
One kidney each was donated to K G Hospital and PSG Hospital here, the liver was given to PSG Hospital and two eyes to city based Aravind Hospital, Chairman of K G Hospital G Bhaktavatsalam said.
P Balasubramanian, an accountant in a Central government office here who had only one arm, met with an accident on November 16 night while riding his two wheeler.
He was rushed to hospital and then to K G Hospital for advance treatment, where doctors performed a marathon surgery on the left side of his brain, Bhakthavatsalam said.
The patient did not respond to another surgery the next day and was declared 'brain dead' after a scan revealed significant brain dysfunction, he said.
The first declaration of "brain death" was made at 9.15 AM on November 18 and the second around 3.59 PM by the Chief Neurosurgeon, Dr M Natarajan.
The Multi organ harvesting was performed at the hospital today after Cadaver Transplant Coordinator C B Chandrasekaran convinced the man's wife and relatives of the need to donate the organs.
