Accident victim gives new lease of life to three

Nagpur: In the 14th brain dead organ donation of the year 2019, a 52-year-old road accident victim gifted a new lease of life to three patients in city. Two kidneys and liver of Bhaskar Biswanath Mishra, a resident of Mankapur, were transplanted on three patients in three different hospitals in Nagpur on October 19.
Zonal transplant coordination centre (ZTCC) informed that Mishra had sustained severe head injuries in a road accident on October 15.He was admitted to Alexis hospital. Here, neurosurgeon Dr Hussain Bhati, neurologist Dr Abhishek Wankar and their team performed a surgery to save him. But his health deteriorated and he was declared brain-dead by team of doctors on October 19. Dr Mrunal Khonde counselled the family for organ donation.
“Mishra’s daughter Ankita, his brother-in-law Kedar Kant Hota and nephew Sudhanshu Mishra readily agreed and gave written consent for both kidneys and liver,” said Veena Wathore, who coordinated this transplant on behalf of the ZTCC.
“Two kidneys and liver were retrieved. First kidney was allocated to a 23-year-old male patient at Alexis Hospital itself while second kidney was transported to Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI). It was allocated to 44-year-old female patient. Liver was transplanted on a 54-year-old male patient at Meditrina Hospital,” informed ZTCC President Dr Vibhavari Dani. It was the first liver transplant at Meditrina hospital and Nagpur’s 60th organ retrieval and transplant since 2013.
“With 103 kidneys, total 164 solid organs have been retrieved since 2013 in Nagpur. This year, 38 solid organ transplants were carried out successfully till now,” said Dr Ravi Wankhede, secretary of ZTCC. He stated the forensic procedure necessary for the transplant was done at GMCH. Dr Anindya Mukharjee and Dr Naresh Tirpude completed it.
At Alexis hospital, team of doctors under the guidance of CEO Suraj Tripathi performed retrieval and transplant while at OCHRI, director Dr Anup Marar supervised the process of kidney transplant. Liver transplant was done at Meditrina hospital under the guidance of CMD Dr Sameer Paltewar.