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Brain dead saves multiple lives

A 46-year-old woman who was declared brain dead saved multiple people by donating her organs at a hospital. She was admitted in a critical condition on March 19 and was declared brain dead on March 27 at Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, the hospital said in a statement.

Senior Director and Head of Neurosurgery, Dr Rakesh Dua said after being declared brain dead, her family decided to donate her organs, allowing for the successful transplantation of her kidneys, lungs, and liver.

Her liver and a kidney were transplanted at Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, while the other kidney was sent to Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram, Senior Director of Critical Care, Dr Pankaj Kumar informed.

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