Green channel created for first lung transplant at Hyderabad hospital

HYDERABAD: The first lung transplant surgery at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences was carried out on Wednesday. Donor lungs from a brain dead 47-year-old daily wage earner, were transported through a green channel in the early hours from Medicover Hospitals, Madhapur to NIMS Punjagutta.

The lungs were transported in an ambulance from Madhapur to Punjagutta, covering 11 km distance in 11 minutes. The ambulance left Medicover Hospitals at 7.40 am and reached NIMS at around 7.51 am. Recipient was a 19-year-old girl. Her lungs were infected after recovering from Covid-19, said Jeevandan organ donation officials.

The brain-dead donor is a daily wage worker A Susheela, a resident of Tadbund, Secunderabad. On November 27, Susheela was hit by a two-wheeler while crossing the Bowenpally main road. The injured woman was rushed to a local hospital and later shifted to Medicover Hospital for better treatment. With her condition not improving, the doctors declared her as brain dead. Her relatives decided to donate her organs, as part of Jeevandan initiative.