Period After Death In Which Organs Must Be Donated
Organs and Tissues donation depends on the person's medical condition at the time of death. When a person is declared brain dead, organs must be detached instantly. The organs stop functioning properly when they are deprived of oxygen.
The time taken to recover tissues and organs and transplant them is roughly:
This is why it is possible to create a tissue bank (heart valves, skin, bones) but not an organ bank. In order to save a person's life, organ transplantation must be completed swiftly and quickly.
When a brain-dead person is kept on a ventilator support, the organs continue to receive oxygen, giving doctors a window of time to perform an organ transplant.
People who have requested an organ are on a waiting list. However, in India, the waiting list is very long because the number of organ donors is much lower.