Noida: The family of a 28-year-old man agreed to donate five of his organs; liver, corneas and both kidneys which gave a new lease of life to three people on Friday. Formerly an Assistant Professor of architecture at a renowned institute in Gurugram, the patient was declared brain dead late on Thursday at Jaypee Hospital in Noida, after a road accident on November 13.
"We are thankful to the donor and his family who have taken this courageous step and have given a new life to three people. Organs of a deceased patient can save lives of at least six to eight people," Manoj Luthra, CEO, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, said in a statement.
As per the instructions of National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation, a liver and a kidney have been transplanted to two patients at the hospital.
The liver has been transplanted to a 57-year-old patient who is a resident of Ghaziabad. The patient was suffering from liver cirrhosis for past one year and was in an urgent need of transplant.
The kidney was transplanted to a 58-year-old Noida resident who had been suffering from acute kidney problems for the last one and half years. The other kidney was transported to another hospital in Noida.
"We are thankful to the donor and his family who have taken this courageous step and have given a new life to three people. Organs of a deceased patient can save lives of at least six to eight people," Manoj Luthra, CEO, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, said in a statement.
The liver has been transplanted to a 57-year-old patient who is a resident of Ghaziabad. The patient was suffering from liver cirrhosis for past one year and was in an urgent need of transplant.
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