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Last year kidneys from a brain-dead Sarah Islam, 20, were transplanted into two women, the first instance of a posthumous kidney transplant.
Shamima Akter, a recipient of a kidney from brain-dead patient Sarah Islam, died last night (2 April) at the capital's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), though the transplant was considered successful.
Professor Dr Habibur Rahman Dulal , BSMMU's Department of Urology confirmed the death.
He said, "Shamima was out of our care for the last six months. Recently, her brother told us her creatinine levels had increased, and she lost a lot of weight."
Dr Dulal noted that a follow-up is essential for a patient after a kidney transplant.
"Shamima was then admitted to the BSMMU three weeks ago. Four days later, she was admitted to the ICU as her condition initially did not improve.
"She was diagnosed with Hepatitis-C. Accordingly, we started dialysis. During her treatment, she was also taken to a different hospital. But as her condition did not change, she was transferred to the ICU where she breathed her last around 9:00pm on Tuesday (2 April)," the doctor said.
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