Hyderabad: Kin of 23-year-old brain dead man donates his organs

On January 14, Revanth was travelling to a relative’s house on his two-wheeler when he was hit by a tractor at Mulugu cross-roads

Hyderabad: Family members of 23-year-old Gandrathi Revanth, a resident of Rekonda village, Chigurumamidi mandal, Karimnagar, who was declared as brain dead by neuro-physicians, have donated the organs of the deceased under the State-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative.

On January 14, Revanth was travelling to a relative’s house on his two-wheeler when he was hit by a tractor at Mulugu cross-roads. In the accident, Revanth sustained severe head injuries and was immediately shifted to a local hospital where he was administered first aid. Later, on January 15, family members shifted him to KIMS Secunderabad for better treatment.

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After 72 hours of critical ICU care, the medical condition of Revanth did not improve and the attending team of neuro physicians declared him as brain dead due to severe head injury on January 17.

After a series of counselling sessions by grief counsellors from the hospital and Jeevandan, the family members including his father Sammaiah and mother Srilatha consented to donate his organs under Jeevandan organ donation programme.

The hospital surgeons retrieved two kidneys, liver, heart and pancreas and sent them to other healthcare facilities for transplantation. The Jeevandan authorities have appreciated the donor family members for the noble act.

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