Coimbatore :

Although the city is yet to witness a lung transplant, it saw its first lung donation late on Friday night. The lung, which belonged to a 44-year-old tailor, was allotted to and retrieved by Chennai-based Fortis Malar Hospital. It airlifted the organ to the hospital the same night. The tailor, who died on Friday after intense bleeding in the brain, had donated five of his organs.

The Tirupur-based tailor suddenly fainted while working on June 11. He was rushed to a private hospital in Tirupur, where a severe issues in his brain was detected. He was moved to G Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital on Friday morning. The doctors at GKNM found there was severe bleeding in his brain. “Though he was given intensive care to control the bleeding, his brain functions began worsening. Over a few hours it began showing features of a brain stem dysfunction,” said a press statement from the hospital. Four different medical officers confirmed brain death.

Doctors were surprised because his condition looked like a hypertensive bleeding but the man did not have any history of illness. The patient’s family was counselled about his condition on Friday afternoon and they agreed to donate his organs. The Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu was informed and they allotted his lung to Fortis Malar Hospital, his liver to Gem Hospital, the kidneys to PSG and SPT hospital, eyes to Aravind Eye Hospital and skin to Ganga Hospital.

While Coimbatore has seen donation and transplants of all other organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, skin and eyes, they were yet to donate lungs. The city has also not donated pancreas and small bowels yet. Tamil Nadu has seen 63 lung transplants so far.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Coimbatore / TNN / June 14th, 2015