Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. 9 Issue NO.: 30 (Jul 2010 - Oct 2010)
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100 Deceased Organ Donors from Tamil Nadu

Indian Transplant Newsletter.
Vol. 9 Issue NO.: 30 (Jul 2010 - Oct 2010)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568
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With the start of the Tamil Nadu Organ Sharing (TNOS) network, the number of deceased organ donors and organ sharing under TNOS has been documented from October 2008.  July 4th 2010 saw a very special and moving moment - it was the day that saw the 100th deceased organ donor from Tamil Nadu. The donor was B. Ravikumar (31), a young man working in a tea shop, who was declared brain dead following an accident. Ravikumar’s mother and wife agreed to donate his organs after counsellors spoke to them at the Government General Hospital, Chennai. His kidneys, liver, heart valves and corneas were retrieved. Meanwhile the organs of another young man Natraj (39) were donated at K.G. Hospital, Coimbatore, at the same time. His kidneys, liver and eyes were donated.


To cite : Shroff S, Navin S. 100 Deceased Organ Donors from Tamil Nadu. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. 9 Issue NO.: 30 (Jul 2010 - Oct 2010).
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https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue30/100-DECEASED-ORGAN-DONORS-FROM-TAMIL-NADU-631.htm

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