The kidneys and corneas of 52-year-old K. Ponnuthai were harvested at Meenakshi Mission Hospital for transplantation after she was declared brain-dead. She collapsed in her place and had asthma and high blood pressure. She was admitted in the hospital and was on ventilator support. Doctors found that blood supply to her brain had stopped due to irreversible brain stem death but her kidneys and eyes were normal. Her husband and family members were counselled ...Saturday, 28 March 2015
Harvested Organs of Brain Dead Woman Saves Four Lives
The kidneys and corneas of 52-year-old K. Ponnuthai were harvested at Meenakshi Mission Hospital for transplantation after she was declared brain-dead. She collapsed in her place and had asthma and high blood pressure. She was admitted in the hospital and was on ventilator support. Doctors found that blood supply to her brain had stopped due to irreversible brain stem death but her kidneys and eyes were normal. Her husband and family members were counselled ...
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