Docs, police sew up miracle: Heart from Bangalore transplanted in Chenni within hours


Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Sep 4: Doctors and police from Bangalore worked in tandem with their counterparts in Chennai to achieve a miracle of sorts in medical history on Wednesday September 3. A throbbing heart belonging to a brain-dead patient from a city-based hospital was transported to Chennai within 2.5 hours and transplanted to a patient there within a total time limit of six hours!

The police became proud partners of this achievement by ensuring that the vehicle carrying the heart in a special box was allowed signal-free travel from Kengeri in the outskirts of the town to the airport, making it possible for the ambulance to traverse a distance of 50 km within 45 minutes.

In Chennai too the police paved way for signal-free travel for the ambulance after the heart reached there by a special flight, as a result of which the vehicle reached the hospital located 13 km away within seven minutes from the airport. The heart was successfully transplanted to a patient in Chennai-based Fortis Malar Hospital by a team of expert heart surgeons. The transplant, which was handled by a team of doctors led by Dr K R Balakrishnan, completed the procedure in three hours that ended at 8 pm.

Full credit goes to the doctors of BGS Global Hospital in the city who made this adventurous operation possible. The 32-year-old lady, who was pronounced brain dead after meeting with an accident, also donated her kidneys to two persons and lever to another, thus saving several lives at a stretch.

BGS Global Hospital vice president, Dr N G Venklataramana, profusely thanked the effort of the police for making the shifting of the heart possible, as reaching Chennai within the stipulated time was crucial for the success of the transplant there.

The lady in question had suffered critical head injuries after falling from a two-wheeler on August 30 in a road accident at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, a short distance from the city. There was internal bleeding which got clotted in the brain. Although local doctors conducted surgery, she did not recover. Then she was taken to BGS Hospital in Kengeri, where efforts were made to make the brain functional again. But the brain stopped functioning, and at 4.50 pm on September 2, the doctors decided that the lady cannot be revived. After discussing with the doctors, family members of the woman decided to donate her organs, which otherwise would have gone waste.

Although the doctors found suitable patients for five organs of the lady within the city, no suitable patient was found for heart transplant. Therefore, they contacted doctors from Chennai, and were informed that a patient there needed a heart immediately. On Tuesday night, a decision to transport the heart was taken, and a team of doctors from Fortis Malar Hospital in Chennai came to Bangalore on Wednesday morning. For the transplant to be successful, the heart needs to be transplanted within six hours. After arrangements for smooth transportation were made in consultation with the police, the heart, placed in a special liquid inside a box, was transported in an ambulance, which was followed by a team of doctors and police in separate vehicles. The special aircraft became airborne soon and reached Chennai within 40 minutes.

Although Bangalore is one of the global centres known for heart transplantations, this is for the first time that a heart was removed, transported to another state, and transplanted within a matter of six hours flat.

Those who are willing to donate organs, and also patients suffering from failure of organs can contact 9845006768 (email: Zcckbangalore@gmail.com – website: www.zcck.in).

  

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  • YATHISH KUMAR, ATTAVAR/ DUBAI

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    A HELIPAD IN BOTH THE HOSPITALS TO TRANSPORT THE HEART BY AIR WOULD HAVE SAVED TIME AND RISK INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE DRIVERS LIFE TO RISK AND THE ROAD USERS BY THE POLICE TO SAVE ONE LIFE.WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FASTER

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  • Abu Haroon, Mulky

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    why all these hue and cry? why they couldn't take patient to Chennai?

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  • Af, mangalore

    Sat, Sep 06 2014

    Read the full story and understand the situation, patient the doner died in a road accident and the heart suppose to remove within time period. and the matching blood group patient was available only at chennai.so no other go,.

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  • Abu haroon, Karnad, Mulky

    Sun, Sep 07 2014

    where did you read this? do you know what does it mean by brain dead?

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  • Anit Shetty, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Hats off to Ambulance drivers _/\_

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    One Heart from Bangalore saved one person of Chennai.
    But in Bangalore due to horrible traffic problems daily, thousands of people develop heart problem due to waiting hours together on the Road and inhaling the fumes containing poisonous carbon monoxide from the vehicles in front.

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  • Abdulla Anas , indian / Saudi arabia

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Heads off for job whatever done by both state doctor team with help of police and thank GOD for the family of donate the orgen by saving four lifes.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    In Conditions like this , hospitals/government should come forward with transportation of organs by helicopter than to avoid the vehicular traffics on road.

    Sounds different, but this will happen soon.

    #My Gratitude to all the people involved in this act especially to the family of the deceased.

    #There is a Tamil movie "Chennaiyil Oru Naal" based out on this similar situation.

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  • Me Beautiful Girl, Kuwait

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    R.Bhandarkar when you are going to coma....???? I need your romantic heart.....!!!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sat, Sep 06 2014

    My beautiful girl from Kuwait!
    That can be done without my going into a coma!
    Come out Ku llam Kulla! Then you
    need not Wait!!
    Sorry I did not see this comment earlier.
    Your Papaa Sheik by any chance??
    just asking....

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  • henry, Mng

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    The team of doctors and others forgot to thank the family and say a prayer for the soul of donor.This is the world in which we live.

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  • B.S. Badarinarayan, Bangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Good job done by whole team still going by road would have been avoided . Air lifiting from BGS hospital to chennai fortis hospital.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Just Imagine o.k. ..Imagine..
    If my Heart were to be transplanted into that of a girl then she:
    1. Would have opened 'daiji' website regularly.
    2. Would have been mistaken seriously when she wrote about beautiful girls and singing...
    Dil Kyaa Kare
    Jab Kissi Se..
    Kissi Ko Pyaar ho jaaye..(Exactly like a male)
    3. had a leaning and liking for girls ,ladies only...
    In case it was to be a Male
    1. He too would have searched for Daiji website.
    2.Would have had a torrid time from his wife for writing poetry about 'Loveena, Diana and so many others....
    3. Would have rung some 'mobile numbers ' of which he had no inkling at all in the past...
    4. And....
    Everything you want to know aa ????

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  • John, Surathkal

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    We Indians should attract the attention of the world over for these kind of humanitarian deeds. Not for petty issues which are not of any benefit - hatred, fights, destroying public property, etc.

    Congratulations to all those who are involved in this life saving act.

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  • Shona karkera, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    alwyn i am impressed with your comments. keep it up

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  • divya, mangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    well done doctors, that lady family members,police department, hospital management, special thanks to ambulance driver...

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  • javeed khan, mangalore (kuwait)

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    what a aristocratic job.... respect for those who involved in this great job May Allah bless u,,,!

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  • Farhan, Udupi

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    I am proud of you Bangalore Police.
    Keep up the good work.

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  • Vincent Rego, Derebail / Kuwait

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Great job done by the doctors. Salute the family of the donor who did a right job at the right time which has at the right time saved multiple lifes. God bless all those who were involved in this great job, its a miracle to happen for the people who are saved because of the family donating the organs.

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  • prashan, mlore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Are you serious!!!politics in this news??!!
    get a life dude....

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  • prashan, mlore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Read the news properly before making useless comment.

    "Although the doctors found suitable patients for five organs of the lady within the city, no suitable patient was found for heart transplant. Therefore, they contacted doctors from Chennai"

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  • India First, India

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Kudos !!! What a noble job... saving life is greatest thing we can do in our life ..... !!!

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  • nabeel, manglore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Becuz of all effort this lady was saved but we should not forget to thank that family member who had courage of doing such a big donation donating your body parts and giving some one life is a big sacrifice
    Hatsoffffff

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  • sanjay, shivapura

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Its just money power. See in remote villages people die due to simple fever without proper medication. Poor people are losing land & wealth due to costly medicare & our government is only interested in feeding votebanks & remaining poor people are suffering. Why can't government provide health mediclaim insurance to all citizens? We don't mind paying more tax, instead they are putting service tax to hospital bills, disgusting. Government is making money from its own people's ill health and we call it as democracy. ....

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  • Docs, police sew....., Kerala

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    India should lead by being an example by using Drone for such life saving causes instead of beating traffic

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  • Sunil Fernandes, Kota

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Looks like a publicity stunt. Instead of taking such a big risk by transporting the heart from Bengaluru to Chennai, they could have done the transplantation in one place either in Bengaluru or Chennai.

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Common thing in both states is " There is no feku Govt "

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Congrats & appreciate all the personnel involved in making this Heart Transplant a success. Great Team Work, kudos to police & doctors.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Very good initiative by the relatives of the lady. God bless them and kudos to all involved in the operation.
    I am very touch when it comes to matters of 'Heart'. I have lost it 'Once' really and so many countless times after that! So many beautifuls around me-I was helpless! My 'Heart' was always-'Attacked' then!
    Now they speak of different heart attacks!1 how times have changed! Is it not?

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  • Alwyn, mlore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Bhandarkar maam... i love you...
    i mean i love your innocent heart, please take care well..

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    So many do like you. However what to do? They are afraid to come out in the open and confess!

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Heart from Bangalore,
    Transplanted in Chennai,
    Kaveri dispute is solvable.

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  • Alwyn, mlore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    gosh !! you mean to say release all the water from karnataka to tamil nadu ??

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Ravi...
    The heart is not for 'Puratchi Thalaivi' Amma you know....
    Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

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  • Alwyn, mlore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    where there is a will.. there is a way !!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    'Have a good heart...nothing can thwart' it should be in this case
    and all such cases Alwyn.

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  • yogesh, bombay

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Much ado abt nothing.
    For publicity of chennai hospitals. Could not the transplant be done in Blr itself (in jayadeva, hrudayaalaya or so)and tension avoided

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  • yogesh, bombay

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Now i read the news fully and agree that it was the need of the hour! This news heading was misleading in another online newspaper just read before.

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  • Abdul Samad, Farangipete / DXB

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    its a great news, by any mean if someone succeed to save a precious human life, its really a great achievement, KUDOS to all those made this possible,

    there is a movie is Malayalam called "Traffic", that might be the inspiration for the above incident and finally nothing is "I'Mpossible"

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  • Being Religious, Namma Kudla / Dubai

    Thu, Sep 04 2014

    Wishes to all who involved in this great humanity.

    You can watch a movie similar to this in Malayalam TRAFFIC, in Tamil Chennayil our nall, in Kannada Crazy Star & in Hindi not released yet

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