Yogesh, organ donor
A team from Mysuru Manipal Hospital assisted local doctors. The organs were transported to a private hospital in Mysuru through a zero-traffic passage coordinated by Kodagu and Mysuru police. His organs were harvested during a four-hour procedure at govt hospital in Madikeri early on Wednesday.
Madikeri: The family of 22-year-old Yogesh , who suffered extensive brain bleeding and was declared brain-dead, donated his liver and eyes to patients in Mysuru. the scan revealed extensive brain bleeding Although he had no visible external injuries.
Before losing consciousness, he told family members that something had hit his head. Doctors said a spike in blood pressure caused the collapse. Doctors said treatment was not possible, placed him on a ventilator and treated him as brain-dead.
After initial treatment and a scan in Madikeri, he was shifted to Mangaluru. His family later brought him back to Madikeri with a ventilator’s support and admitted him to govt hospital, Madikeri, where doctors explained that removing the ventilator would end his life. The family then decided to donate his organs and permitted the ventilator to be removed after Amavasya had passed.
Yogesh collapsed at his home in Madikeri around 4am on Monday as his family was preparing to celebrate Deepavali festival.