PANJIM: Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand M Bandekar said there is a myth and misconception among the people that in GMC, organs are retrieved in the morgue from already dead patients. “This is totally wrong,” Bandekar said.
“Once the patient is declared brain dead, the time till retrieval of organs is very critical and the donor has to be given special treatment to maintain the organs,” Bandekar, who is also the nodal officer for SOTTO Goa, said.
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Bandekar clarified that when a patient dies, his/her organs cannot be removed as such organs cannot function.
In Goa since SOTTO was established, two organ donations, both brain dead patients have been performed and GMC is looking forward to more organ donations so that more patients could benefit, he said.
Last month, the kidneys of a brain dead patient were removed and transplanted successfully in the State. Both the patients are recovering in GMC and post-transplant patients are monitored regularly and the treatment and medications are provided free of cost.
Kidney transplant is the only best option available for end stage renal failure patients.
