New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Four people got a new lease of life after the family of a 45-year-old man, declared brain dead, donated his kidneys and corneas at Manipal Hospital in Dwarka here.

The kidneys were transplanted into a 59-year-old woman at Manipal Hospital and a 51-year-old man at another private healthcare facility. The corneas were retrieved by the eye bank.

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"The patient was brought to the hospital on April 22. He had suffered massive intracranial (in the skull) bleeding. Even after sustained efforts by a team of doctors, his condition continued to deteriorate, and he was declared brain dead on Saturday," the Manipal Hospital said in a statement.

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