India News | Heart Harvested from 55-year-old Woman at AIIMS Sent to FEHI Via Green Corridor
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A heart harvested from a 55-year-old woman at AIIMS was transported to a leading private hospital here via a green corridor in a span of 14 minutes on Tuesday evening during heavy traffic hours, doctors said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) A heart harvested from a 55-year-old woman at AIIMS was transported to a leading private hospital here via a green corridor in a span of 14 minutes on Tuesday evening during heavy traffic hours, doctors said on Tuesday.
A 19-year-old boy at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), Okhla, was undergoing a heart transplant surgery for the organ donated by the old woman, they said.
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A team of doctors were alerted by National Organ Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) about a possible cadaveric heart donor (brain dead) at AIIMS Delhi on Tuesday, the private hospital said in a statement.
The team of doctors retrieved the live donor heart and the organ was transported from AIIMS to FEHI, covering a distance of 9.2 km during peak traffic time in 14 minutes, doctors said.
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The young recipient was having a heart problem for last 1.5 years. His condition reached a critical condition and was on medicines since then, they said.
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