28-05-2025
1st ‘brain-dead' organ donation at AIIMS-Bhopal
Bhopal: In a first for a tertiary care govt hospital in MP, AIIMS Bhopal completed its first institutional brain-dead organ donation procedure.
A 60-year-old male from Obaidullahganj, who suffered severe head injuries in a road accident, was declared brain dead despite intensive care.
His family, including his wife, two sons, and daughter, made the noble decision to donate his organs, offering hope to multiple patients awaiting transplants.
On May 27, the Brain Dead Committee members - Dr Amit Agrawal, Dr Mayank Dixit, Dr Sumit Raj, and Dr Jyotsna Kubre - conducted the certification process following national guidelines.
The surgical team successfully retrieved the heart and both kidneys. While AIIMS Bhopal performed the heart transplant and one kidney transplant, another private hospital in Bhopal received the second kidney through SOTTO, a presser said.
AIIMS Bhopal, director Dr Ajai Singh commended the donor's family stating, "Their decision is a beacon of hope and humanity.
Organ donation
is the highest form of service to society. We must cultivate a culture that encourages such brave and generous initiatives."
The procedure received support from Dr Ketan Mehra, Dr Vikram Watti, and Dr Rahul Sharma led the organ donation process, with Dr Dinesh Meena coordinating the transplant.
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The heart transplant team included Dr Yogesh Niwariya, Dr M. Kishan, Dr Surendra Yadav, Dr Rahul Sharma, Dr Vikram Watti, and Dr Aditya Sirohi.
Dr Debashish Kaushal and Dr Ketan Mehra headed the kidney transplant team. The anaesthesia team, comprising Dr Vaishali Windeskar, Dr Sunaina Tejpal Karma, Dr Anuj Jain, and Dr Pooja Singh, ensured clinical excellence. A mandatory autopsy was conducted in the operation theatre, led by Dr Raghvendra Kumar Vidua and Dr Atul Keche.
AIIMS Bhopal honoured the donor with a Guard of Honour, recognising his exceptional contribution.
PM Conducted In OT To Enable Donation: Official
Saving precious time to enable successful organ donation, post-mortem was conducted within the operation theatre itself, facilitating better preservation of organs and timely organ retrieval, according to AIIMS Bhopal official.
Successfully preserving and retrieving the organs of a 60-year-old male patient enabled the organ donation process to be carried out swiftly while adhering to all legal procedures.
On 28th May 2025, at 2:26 am, the patient was declared brain dead.
The patient had sustained critical injuries in a road accident involving a collision between his two-wheeler and a car. With the family's consent, the organ donation process was initiated. Since it was a medicolegal case, a mandatory post-mortem was required to ascertain the cause of death.
The team from the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology carried out the procedure under the leadership of Prof.
(Dr) Raghvendra Kumar Vidua. The team included Dr Atul Keche (Additional Professor), Dr Sangeetha M (Senior Resident), Dr Diksha Chabra, Dr Sashikant Sahoo, Dr Tapish Kumar (Junior Residents), and Mr. Jitendra Kumar (Technical Assistant).
They coordinated with the organ retrieval teams from the departments of CTVS, Anesthesia, and Urology to complete this complex process.
Later, AIIMS-Bhopal director, Dr Ajai Singh said, "The initiative of conducting post-mortem within the operation theatre sets a new direction, enabling the timely preservation of organs and saving multiple lives. We will continue our efforts to facilitate more such organ donations in the future."
