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Nagpur’s first-ever lung donation takes places at New Era Hospital; donor saves 4 lives

Lung transplant process underway at New Era Hospital

Once again New Era Hospital created a record, this time for being the first in Nagpur to perform a successful lung donation on Friday (September 20, 2019). Through the first ever lung donation for the city and third lung donation of Nagpur zone, the brain-dead donor saved four lives.

Fifty-eight year-old donor Natthuji Akhaduji Wanjaris wife and children consented to donate the deceaseds lungs, kidney and liver. This first lung retrieval act in the city was also the 57th organ donation in the city. Wanajri was initially admitted to citys Seven Star Hospital at Jagnade Square from where he was shifted to New Era Hospital after Dr Sandeep Nagmote advised and educated the patient’s relatives on organ donation, for which the family readily agreed.

Also read: More than 100 cops help 20 doctors in Nagpur’s first heart transplant at New Era Hospital

Since lungs have an ischemic time of four hours like heart, it should be transplanted within four hours after retrieval. For the same, a special green corridor was also created in the city. While one kidney was transplanted on a patient at New Era Hospital, the other kidney was transplanted on a patient a citys Wockhardt Hospital.

The activity was carried out under the guidance of Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) and Nagpur President Dr Vibhavari Dani, Secretary Dr Ravi Wankhede. Nagpur Zone coordinator Veena Wathore coordinated work vis-à-vis kidney and liver and Subcommittee Chairperson Dr VL Gupta and Dr Vijendra Kirnake cordinated retrieval and transplantation.

Also read: Nagpur’s New Era Hospital crosses another milestone; performs 20 liver and 8 kidney transplants in 1 year

 

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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence

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For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman. 

The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.

Also read: Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.

Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.

Also read: NMC Chief Tukaram Mundhe storms out of meeting after Corporator calls him blot on Saint Tukaram

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Nagpur man discovers 4-month-old foetus in gutter; cops suspect illegal abortion

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In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter. 

Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion. 

A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane. 

Also read: Nagpur: Zone 5 Police team seize four trucks carrying illegally mined sand

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