A 48-year-old brain-dead man’s kidneys, liver, heart valves and corneas were harvested at a private hospital in Mysuru and donated to eligible recipients in different hospitals in Mysuru and Bengaluru.
Mr. Manu, who hails from Somwarpet in Kodagu, sufferred a stroke on March 27 and was treated at different hospitals in Madikeri and Hassan before he was referred to a tertiary care centre in Mysuru.
He was brought to Apollo BGS Hospital in Mysuru on March 30 and an initial CT scan showed brain stem infarct. He was shifted to ICU immediately for life support and intensive care. He was kept on life support for two days while he was in a very critical state.