On April 9, Dinesh Bhagwatkar, an LIC agent was admitted in Seven Star Hospital with complaints of severe headache, chest pain with vomiting. The MRI test of the deceased showed brain hemorrhage. He was declared brain dead on April 12 by the team of doctors after his condition deteriorated post three days of the treatment.
Family of Dinesh Bhagwatkar gave consent to donate organs- both Kidney’s , Liver and pair of corneas. His wife Sujata and elder brother Prashant were counselled by Dr. Sandeep Nagmote and Dr. Shafi Khan. Family agreed to donate Organs saying that my husband as LIC agent having motto of “Jindagi ke saath and Jindagi ke Baad ‘to serve people.
President of The Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC), Nagpur, Dr. Sanjay Kolte and Secretary, Dr. Rahul Saxena along with the Zone Coordinator- Veena Wathore and Dr. Dinesh Mandape allocated the organs as per the ZTCC wait list.
Liver- was allocated to Seven Star Hospital W.L. patient 46 yrs. Male, but found medically unfit for Transplant, not retrieved. Kidney 1- 42 years Female waitlisted at S.S. Multispecialty Hospital, Nagpur. Kidney 2- 30 years, Male, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi, Wardha. Pair of Corneas was donated to Madhav Netra Pedhi.
Brain Dead Committee at Seven Star Hospital :
The team of Doctors declared him brain dead by Director of Seven Star Hospital- Dr. Prashant Rahate, Dr. Zoeb Haider, and Dr. Satish , Dr. Sadashiv Bhole. Donor Maintainaned by Intensivist team – Dr. Ramesh Hasani, Dr. Narendra Bhande, Dr. Abhishkh Kewarwani.
Anaesthesia Team included Dr. Sachin Makde, Dr. Harsharaj Bhendale, Dr. Anant Atkar, Dr. Indrajeet Agrawal, Dr. Ellango, , Dr. Katherisan.
Transplant Coordinators were Dr. Sandeep Nagmote and Dr. Shafi Khan.
Liver Retrieval and Transplant teams: Seven Star Hospital. The team of Liver Transplant surgeons from Chennai, Dr. Rajnikant Patcha and Dr. Sivanesan, along with Dr. Neeraj Sawalakhe, inspected the Liver, but found medically unfit to transplant.
First Kidney: Retrieval and Transplant teams: at S.S. Multispecialty Hospital, Nagpur. Kidney Transplant Surgeon Dr. Sanjay Kolte, along with team Dr. Aditya Kumar Singh, Dr. Amit Pasari, Dr. Manish Balwani, Dr. Sweety Pasari, Transplant Coordinator – Dr. Pranita Manatkar Kidney Transplant successfully completed at 3.45 am. Second Kidney- Retrieval and Transplant teams: AVBRH, Wardha Sawangi.
On 13th April at 6.45 am Kidney was transplant successfully completed by the team, Kidney Transplant Surgeon and Urologist-Dr. Sanjay Kolte, Dr. Akshay Kriplani, Dr. Shivcharan Balge, and Dr. Ruturaj Pednekar.
Team of Nephrologists included Dr Manish Balwani, Dr. Amit Pasari, Dr. Kapil Sejpal, Dr. Shubham Dubey, Dr. Pranjal Kashib. Anesthesiology- Dr Vivek Chakole, Dr Jui Jadhav and Transplant Coordinator- Dr. Vitthal Shinde.
Serology – Donor and Recipients Organs cross match was done by Dr. Shailendra Mundhada, Druv Pathology lab.
Seven Star Hospital staff created the honour corridor and paid tributes to the donor and also provided Free ambulance service.