Blood circulation of a 55-year-old woman who was declared dead was restarted to facilitate the donation of multiple organs, a private hospital in Dwarka said on Saturday.
“Restoration of blood flow kept her abdominal organs alive, allowing urgent allotment of organs,” the HCMCT Manipal Hospital said in a statement.
Geeta Chawla was rushed to the hospital with difficulty in breathing on November 5. After she was declared dead at 8.43 p.m. on November 6, her family approached the medical team to fulfil her wish of donating organs. According to the hospital, she donated her liver, kidneys, corneas, and skin.
“Once her heart stopped and ECG showed flat line for 5 minutes, she was declared dead. A large team of doctors then swung into action. For the first time in Asia, her circulation was restarted by placing her on ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO). Restoration of blood flow kept her abdominal organs alive as she was moved to the OT and transplant teams retrieved her liver and kidneys. The procedure, called Normothermic Regional Perfusion, kept the organs alive for 4 hours after death, allowing urgent allotment of organs,” the hospital said in a statement.
Published – November 09, 2025 01:24 am IST
