Transplants So Far

Performance Report : From Oct 2008 to Dec 31, 2011
Donors From TN 223
Heart 36
Lung 5
Liver 200
Kidney 415
Total Major organs 656
Heart Valve 274
Cornea 345
Skin 1
Total Organs 1276
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Single Lung Transplant in Tamil Nadu

Single Lung Transplant in Tamil Nadu

Live and let live is the mantra

In Tamil Nadu, the deceased donor rate is 1.3 per million people, while the India average is 0.5 to 0.8 per million people Due to its ‘presumed consent’ policy, Spain’s deceased donor rate is 34 to 36 per million people.  Anybody who is declared brain dead is considered a donor, irrespective of family wishes [...]

The leader is losing it, or is it?

From Deccan Chronicle 12/12/2011

ANANI SAMPATH | DC CHENNAI, DEC. 11 Tamil Nadu has an impres- sive record in cadaver organ transplant. So much so, that the rest of India looks up to and wants to emulate it in this field of humanity. Most other states want to achieve Tamil Nadu’s deceased donor rate of [...]

Dr.Amalorpavanathan visited SRMC

Dr.Amalorpavanathan visited SRMC this afetrnoon and had a friutful meet with Neurosurgeons,anesthetists etc reg braindeath certification. Can u add this in our website. Shd keep an account of all meetings.Amal

State organ registry to compile data on transplants

From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/State-organ-registry-to-compile-data-on-transplants/articleshow/11026573.cms

CHENNAI: Last week, when the country observed the national organ donation week, many states planned to emulate the Tamil Nadu model. But experts say the state still has a long way to go as many people continue to die for want of organs.

This year, the state cadaver organ registry will conduct two [...]

Talk in Institute of Neurology

A Talk about the present status of Brain Death Certification was given by Prof.Amalorpavanathan at the Institute of Neurology on 07/12/2011

State plans TN model for cadaver donation in Maharashtra

From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/State-plans-TN-model-for-cadaver-donation-in-Maha/articleshow/10977147.cms

MUMBAI: Taking a leaf out of Tamil Nadu’s health programme, the state government will soon roll out a plan to boost cadaveric organ donation in Maharashtra.

From seeking audits of brain-stem death patients in hospitals to sensitizing the police, state authorities on Saturday prepared a wish list in order to increase cadaver donations. [...]

Maharashtra Keen On Importing Ideas From Successful Tamil Nadu Model

by Malathy Iyer | From TNN

In a bid to increase organ don at i o n , the Maharashtra government is planning to adopt what is increasingly being called across the country as the Tamil Nadu model. The southern state has managed to increase organ donation by deceased donor or brain-dead donors in the [...]

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Nov 2011)

Organs utilised by Transplant Hospitals in TN (Oct 2008 to Nov 2011) KIDNEY Stanley Local 8 Share 44 GH Local 41 Share 29 Apollo Local 76 Share 37 Chettinad Local 0 Share 1 ABC, Trichy Local 8 Share 7 Madurai Meenakshi Local 3 Share 5 CMC Local 11 Share 17 Kumaran Local 1 Share [...]