First organ donation in Kodagu; 46-year-old brain-dead man’s organs retrieved in KIMS

Doctors and the medical staff at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri, where the organs of a brain dead accident victim were successfully retrieved for donation.

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An organ retrieval procedure was successfully carried out at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri in the early hours of Saturday, marking the first organ donation in Kodagu district.In a procedure described as a significant milestone in the medical history of Kodagu district, the kidneys, heart valves and corneas were successfully retrieved from a 46-year-old accident victim after he was declared brainstem dead.

Accident victim Dalu, 46, whose organs were retrieved at KIMS in Madikeri for donation.

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First organ donation in Kodagu; 46-year-old brain-dead man’s organs retrieved in KIMS

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