Hyderabad, July 18 -- A 17-year-old girl received a boon of life through 'Jeevandan', Telangana's organ donation scheme, after receiving a liver transplant at the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) under the 'Super Urgent' category.

The patient, Blessy Goud, a resident of Film Nagar, was brought to OGH in a critical condition and was admitted to the Surgical Gastroenterology ICU with acute fulminant liver failure on May 12.

The patient had been suffering from a fever and jaundice for the past five days and was initially admitted to a private hospital but was later shifted to OGH due to her worsening condition and financial constraints.

She was intubated and connected to a ventilator because of grade 4 Hepatic encephalopathy/coma. The patie...