KMC Manipal and Udupi Police join hands for ‘green corridor’ to assist Live Organ Transport

KMC Manipal and Udupi Police join hands for ‘green corridor’ to assist Live Organ Transport

Udupi: The staff members of the Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, and the Udupi police joined hands for the smooth conduct of organ transplant in the district, including the transportation on Thursday, December 14.

Kasturi (36) a resident of Kodi-Kundapura had met with a car accident at Kota on December 12. Two of her relatives Avinash and Girija from Barkur Bennekudru were killed and two others including Kasturi and her husband Shanker were seriously injured and were rushed to the KMC Hospital Manipal. Kasthrui had suffered severe head injuries. The doctors of the Neurology department declared Kasturi brain dead on December 13 evening.

The family members then decided to donate the organs of Kasturi’s to help other needy patients to live. Vital organs like the Kidneys, liver, Heart valves and cornea were donated. The medical team from Manipal Hospital Bengaluru reached Manipal for harvesting the organs and for subsequent transplantation procedure at Bengaluru. The procedure of harvesting the organs was performed by the joint team at the Kasturba Hospital, Manipal.

Dr Avinash Shetty deputy medical Superintendent of KMC Hospital said that the organs were shifted to the ambulance at 1:15 pm. The liver was transplanted to a patient in AJ Hospital Mangaluru. One Kidney was sent to Fr Mullers Hospital Mangaluru and another one is kept for KMC Manipal. While the cornea will be used in KMC Hospital Manipal, the heart valves were sent to Narayana Hrudayalaya Bengaluru.

Superintendent of Police Dr Sanjeev M Patil, ASP Kumar Chandra, DySP Kumaraswamy and their team made the necessary arrangements for easy transportation of the organs – especially the “Green Corridor” and other logistics – to take place in a time-bound manner.