In Ahmedabad, one 54-years-old Bhupendrasinh Rao, resident of Nava Vadaj area was admitted to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for treatment after his wife underwent a liver transplant. Bhupendrasinh Rao’s liver was transplanted into another patient after he was declared Brain Dead yesterday. Bhupendrasinh Rao’s wife Agnesh Rao is undergoing treatment at Coronavirus. When Rao’s wife learned of her husband’s death, she set an example of humanity by agreeing to transplant her husband’s Liver into another needy patient.
SOTTO (State Organ Aand Tissue Transplant Organisation) has been working in Ahmedabad Civil Medicity since year 2019.
The organs of a brain dead patient undergoing treatment in ICU under SOTO are transplanted to needy patients. Recently, a committee has been formed by Ahmedabad Civil Hospital to carry out intensive work under SOTTO.
Efforts were made to create awareness among people about Organ Donation. Part of which is success of transplants in a very short period of time. Donation of Kidney, Liver, Heart, Pancreas, Tissue transplant of brain dead patient will be possible under SOTTO. After death of young donors, five to six lives can be donated through their body organs. Which improves efficiency of the person receiving organ donation. In addition, other people’s lifestyles can be improved by donating Corneas, donating Tissues, donating Skin, and Bone Marrow Transplants BMT. Civil Superintendent Dr JP Modi says that organs of brain dead patients can be used by other patients. Organ donation is done for the purpose of rejuvenating other needy patients. For this, relatives of the braindead patients in our hospital are urged by giving accurate information about organ donation. Apnea tests are performed on patients with a GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) score below five, as per government guidelines. Organ donation is then prepared by counseling the relative. State level convener of SOTTO Dr Pranjal Modi says that SOTTO is a state level organization. NOTTO (National Organ And Tissue Transplant Organisation) has been commissioned by Central Government in 2014 with its headquarters in Delhi. Under which a total of 13 SOTTOs have been functioning all over India.
Organ transplant nominations, the entire process of nominating a needy patient is done Online. Complete information of Organ Donor and Organ Recipient is maintained through Online register. In which various organs are transplanted in the needy patient by their consent by explaining to the relatives of patients from brain dead patients to other types of patients whose organs can be transplanted in the needy patient.
SOTTO is designed to increase efficiency through organ donation to a needy patient, Which is managed by the government’s health department.
