Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC), Mumbai has mentioned that hospitals should mandatorily report any unexplained incidents or deaths after cadaveric organ transplants within 24 hours. The announcement was triggered following the death of two patients after receiving kidney transplants from the same donor. At present, hospitals send updates to ZTCC at the beginning of the month. Recommendations Preserve donor’s blood and tissue samples for a month.
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match required between donor and recipient in cadaveric organ transplant. The ZTCC president mentioned that they learned of the organ transplant death a week later from media reports. Upon further investigation, they found that three other recipients who had received organs from the same brain-dead donor developed coagulation issues. Source: Times of India
