14-year-old girl gets new lease of life as SPCHC performs 27th heart transplant
A 14-year-old girl successfully underwent a heart transplant at the Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre in Tirupati. The donor heart was transported by road from Guntur in a time-sensitive operation.
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This highlights the life-saving potential of organ donation and the logistical coordination required for successful pediatric transplant surgeries.
A 14-year-old girl received a new lease of life after doctors at Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre (SPCHC) in Tirupati successfully performed the institution’s 27th heart transplant, with a donor heart transported by road from Guntur in a race against time.
The heart was retrieved from a 38-year-old man who was declared brain-dead at KIMS Hospital in Guntur following a road accident. His family consented to organ donation, giving the critically ill girl a chance to live.
As no air ambulance was available, the donor heart was transported in a TTD vehicle from Guntur, leaving at 3 p.m. on Sunday (September 20). Physician assistant Vijay and perfusionist Shyam Babu of SPCHC accompanied the organ throughout the journey and remained in constant coordination with the transplant team.
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