Chennai: India’s medical capital Chennai witnessed another milestone in organ donation recently post a green corridor was created from Madurai to Vadapalani.
It ensured the harvested lung travelled nearly 425 kms in 76 minutes which includes 55 minutes of air travel and 21 minutes by road.
The Air India flight carrying the harvested organ landed in Chennai and the lungs were taken to Fortis Hospital, Vadapalani. The doctors team led by Dr Govini Balasubramani transplanted the retrieved lungs to a 34-year-old.
Pulmonologists, medical social workers, nursing teams, police and traffic officials worked in tandem to enable organ retrieval and transfer across 425 Kilometers in 76 minutes.
The donor was a 29-year-old male met with a fatal road accident. He was admitted to VMCH, Madurai after sustaining serious injuries due to the accident and was declared brain dead by the hospital while he was on ventilator support.