Organ transported by train: Family of brain-dead infant in Surat donates liver to boy at Mumbai hospital

The donor, admitted to SDA Diamond Hospital successful Surat, was declared brain-dead connected Saturday. Upon the family’s consent, the baby’s liver, kidneys, and corneas were made disposable for transplant.

Among the recipients was a 13-month-old lad from Surat who is undergoing attraction astatine Nanavati Hospital, suffering from Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type 1, a uncommon congenital metabolic upset that severely impairs liver function.

The kid had been undergoing phototherapy arsenic a impermanent measurement to negociate precocious bilirubin levels, but a liver transplant was the lone imperishable solution.
Upon learning astir the organ availability connected Saturday afternoon, the squad astatine Nanavati Hospital acted quickly.

Dr Anurag Shrimal, Director, Liver, Pancreas, Intestine Transplant of the hospital, said “The roadworthy conditions betwixt Surat and Mumbai are challenging, with predominant postulation jams and a question clip of 6 to 8 hours. A chartered formation was different option, but the outgo is prohibitive, ranging from Rs 7-10 lakh. We opted for a train, arsenic it was some time-efficient and cost-effective, costing conscionable a fewer 1000 rupees.”

The squad planned the transport utilizing the Tejas Rajdhani Express. The full journey, including the proscription of the 150g liver, was completed successful 2 hours and 30 minutes, importantly reducing the acold ischemic clip of the organ, which indispensable stay connected crystal for nary much than 8 hours.

The aesculapian squad booked the tickets for the Tejas Rajdhani some ways. They departed Mumbai connected Saturday astatine 3.55 pm. and reached Surat astatine 7.10 pm. After a 30-minute thrust to the hospital, they coordinated with the squad from IKDRC, Ahmedabad, to guarantee the donor’s liver could beryllium harvested astatine 3.55 americium connected Sunday.

The organ was retrieved and the squad near the infirmary by 4:40 am. They reached Surat presumption by 5.15 americium conscionable successful clip to committee the Tejas Rajdhani.

The bid reached Borivali Station successful Mumbai by 7:40 am, six minutes up of schedule. Green corridors, facilitated by Mumbai Traffic Police, further expedited the transport, ensuring that the liver reached Nanavati Hospital by 8:12 am.

“The coordination betwixt the hospitals, railway authorities, and constabulary was exceptional. Transporting the liver via bid was a archetypal betwixt Gujarat and Mumbai, and it proved to beryllium some time- and cost-efficient,” added Dr. Shrimal.

The liver transplant country lasted implicit 10 hours. Dr. Shrimal reported the cognition was successful, with the lad recovering well.

Dr. Vibhor Borkar, manager of Paediatric Hepatology and Gastroenterology astatine Nanavati Hospital, explained the urgency of the procedure: “The child’s bilirubin levels were dangerously high, reaching 44 mg/dL earlier phototherapy. While we managed to bring it down to 27 mg/dL earlier the surgery, a transplant was the lone definitive solution. Without it, determination was a precocious hazard of irreversible encephalon damage.”

The Jeevandeep Organ Donation Foundation successful Surat was instrumental successful facilitating the donation.

Mayur Thummar, the begetter of the donor affectionately referred to arsenic “Baby,” shared that she was calved past week but, owed to her deteriorating condition, was moved to the ICU.

“We tried our champion but couldn’t prevention her, truthful we decided to donate her organs, allowing her to unrecorded connected done others,” helium said.