New Delhi: A 28-km green corridor has been built from Shalimar Bagh to Saket in the national capital to deliver a life-saving liver to a 30-year-old man suffering from liver cirrhosis, a private hospital here said on Monday.
The family of the 76-year-old road accident victim, who was suffering from brachial haemorrhage, decided to donate his liver, resulting in a life-saving transplant for the liver cirrhosis patient, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh said in a statement.
According to the statement, the elderly victim died on May 3 and a green corridor was created to transport his liver to Max Hospital, Saket in 44 minutes.
"On May 3, the victim was rushed to Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident. Despite immediate medical attention and emergency surgery to reduce the rapidly growing clot in the brain, the patient His condition deteriorated, ultimately leading to his death, said Sonal Gupta, director and head of the department of neurosurgery at the hospital.
However, the family agreed to donate the liver of the deceased, leading to the creation of a green corridor spanning 28.4 km from Fortis, Shalimar Bagh to Ma Hospital, Saket, enabling timely transportation of the vital organ, Gupta said in the statement. .
The Green Corridor system is used to speed up organ transplants and save lives. In this system, the traffic department cooperates in delivering a vital organ in less than 60-70 per cent of the time that it usually takes to move from one particular place to another.
Deepak Narang, facility director, Fortis Hospital, expressed his gratitude to the donor's family and stressed the importance of organ donation, according to the statement.
He hoped that this act of kindness would inspire others to register for organ donation and save lives.
The family of the 76-year-old road accident victim, who was suffering from brachial haemorrhage, decided to donate his liver, resulting in a life-saving transplant for the liver cirrhosis patient, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh said in a statement.
According to the statement, the elderly victim died on May 3 and a green corridor was created to transport his liver to Max Hospital, Saket in 44 minutes.
"On May 3, the victim was rushed to Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident. Despite immediate medical attention and emergency surgery to reduce the rapidly growing clot in the brain, the patient His condition deteriorated, ultimately leading to his death, said Sonal Gupta, director and head of the department of neurosurgery at the hospital.
However, the family agreed to donate the liver of the deceased, leading to the creation of a green corridor spanning 28.4 km from Fortis, Shalimar Bagh to Ma Hospital, Saket, enabling timely transportation of the vital organ, Gupta said in the statement. .
The Green Corridor system is used to speed up organ transplants and save lives. In this system, the traffic department cooperates in delivering a vital organ in less than 60-70 per cent of the time that it usually takes to move from one particular place to another.
Deepak Narang, facility director, Fortis Hospital, expressed his gratitude to the donor's family and stressed the importance of organ donation, according to the statement.
He hoped that this act of kindness would inspire others to register for organ donation and save lives.
