Organ donation after brain death in India: A trained intensivist is the key to success.
Organ donation after brain death in India is gaining momentum but only in a few states. Tamil Nadu is leading in the country in this regard. Certain cities have performed well compared to Chennai's results. A single tertiary hospital performed 28 donations in a 17 months period with a team of an intensivist and a transplant coordinator. An intensivist needs training and interest in this noble cause. There is no formal training program in this noble cause for doctors in India. A structured formal training needs to be introduced and made mandatory for the doctors in intensive care to make this donation process a successful program.
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, Darwin 0801, Australia.
Vijayanand
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Palaniswamy
Intensive Care Unit, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Suganya
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Sadhasivam
Intensive Care Unit, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Cibi
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Selvakumaran
Intensive Care Unit, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Priyadharsan
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Jayabal
Intensive Care Unit, SRM Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Ananth
India; intensivist; mandatory training; organ donation; organ sharing