Western Command Hospital harvests organs from dead patient, transplants into needy recipients

Chandimandir: The Western Command hospital in Haryana's Chandimandir has achieved a significant milestone in organ donation by successfully harvesting kidneys from a donor post-cardiac death and transplanting them to needy recipients, as shared by the Indian Army.

Taking to X, Additional Directorate General Public Information of the Indian Army shared, "The Transplant team of Command Hospital Western Command, Chandimandir, achieved another milestone in organ donation after having successfully harvested the organ post Cardiac death, which is the first in the history of Armed Forces Medical Services #AFMS", news agency ANI rep

According to an ANI report, "The organs retrieved after cardiac death have been successfully harvested, transported to another city, & transplanted into needy recipients, giving them a lease of life," the Indian Army further shared.

"This rare feat resulted in the successfully harvested kidneys being transplanted into two recipients, one from the Indian Navy and the other a dependant from the Indian Army," the Indian Army further shared.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Command hospital in Lucknow had successfully performed a rare surgery on a newborn child suffering from a rare disorder called Pierre Robin sequence (PRS). PRS is one such rare disorder where the lower jaw is very small, along with cleft of the palate, allowing for uncomfortable breathing of the child. Children with such critical birth conditions rarely make it to their first birthday if not treated promptly. 

PRS affects one in 60,000 live births. They develop pneumonia and other respiratory conditions, which makes survival difficult. The hospital saw one such case that was transferred from a primary hospital to the Command hospital in Lucknow.