Chandigarh, Jan. 25 -- Two patients at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) received a new lease of life on Friday as the hospital went the extra mile. This was achieved through the coordinated efforts of AIIMS Rishikesh, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), and the traffic police via seamless organ retrieval, transport, and transplant. The process began when the family of 42-year-old RaghuPaswan consented to donate his organs at AIIMS Rishikesh. Paswan had been declared brain dead on January 20 after sustaining severe head injuries. Subsequently, tertiary care hospitals, including PGIMER, collaborated for the organ retrieval and transplant procedures. Paswan's liver, pancreas, and one kidney were allocated to PGIMER. The heart was sent to the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) in New Delhi, one kidney to AIIMS New Delhi, and the lungs to Apollo Hospital, Chennai. While PGIMER had previously received organs from AIIMS Rishikesh by air, this instance presented a unique challenge. Due to the simultaneous dispatch of all organs and a lack of available flights to Chandigarh, the team had to coordinate an interstate green corridor to transport the organs 246 km by road within a strict 12-hour window. This marked the first time that organs were transported from AIIMS Rishikesh to Chandigarh via road using a green corridor. Dr L Kaman, head of general surgery, stated, "After nearly six hours of continuous travel, the teams reached AIIMS Rishikesh by 3 am. Organ retrieval began at 9 am on Friday and was completed by 12 pm, after which a green corridor was created to ensure the rapid transport of the liver graft," Dr Kaman added. The pancreas and liver was transplanted into a 28-year-old woman who had been struggling with diabetes and requiring multiple daily insulin injections for eight years; she is reported to be stable after the surgery....