Surat: Vishnu Patel, a 57-year-old Surat-based businessman, has woven a new fabric of life for three patients in the country, while he will provide vision to two others.
Brain-dead Patel’s cadaver donation helped the needy awaiting for heart, liver and lung transplant in different corners of the country.
Patel, owner of a weaving unit, had met with an accident on December 30 while he was on his way from his Pandesara-based factory to his home in Dindoli area on a motorbike. He suffered severe head injuries after his bike collided with stray cattle near Dindoli. Although he was rushed to New Civil Hospital and later to a private hospital, Patel’s CT scan revealed that he had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Doctors even removed the clotting in his brain, but was declared brain dead on January 1.
“We had received a call informing about the willingness of the family members to donate Patel’s vital organs. After receiving their consent, we informed Dr Pranjal Modi, convener of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO)” Nilesh Mandlewala, Founder of Donate Life, told TOI.
Patel’s heart and lung were transported to Chennai through a chartered flight. His heart was transplanted into 58-year-old patient at Chennai’s MGM hospital while his lungs were transplanted into a 62-year-old female patient at Chennai’s Apollo hospital. The eyes have been donated to Surat-based Lokdrashti eye bank.
Patel’s two kidneys and liver were transported from Surat’s Mahavir Trauma Hospital to Ahmedabad’s IKDRC via road on Saturday night. His liver was transplanted into a 45-year-old patient from Kheda .