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| speedracer_mec |
DURHAM, N.C. (Feb. 18) - A teenager from Mexico who mistakenly received organs from a donor with a different blood type was not expected to live more than a few days, a family friend said Tuesday.
The girl, whose family moved to the United States so she could get a heart and lung transplant, remained in critical condition Tuesday, said Richard Puff, a spokesman for Duke University Hospital.
``She's only got a couple of more days to live on this heart-lung machine, and she's already experiencing damage to her kidneys,'' friend Mack Mahoney told ABC's ``Good Morning America.''
Jesica Santillam, 17, suffers from a heart deformity that prevents her lungs from pumping enough oxygen into her blood. After a three-year wait, she received a transplant on Feb. 7 with a heart and lungs flown in from Boston.
The organs flown from Boston to Durham 10 days ago were sent with paperwork correctly listing the donor's blood type, said Sean Fitzpatrick of the New England Organ Bank, which sent the organs.
Speaking through an interpreter, the girl's mother, Magdalena Santillan, told ``Good Morning America'' that the hospital called her and said they had received same blood-type organs, and that the organs had come exactly just to her daughter's measurements.
Somehow, the type-A organs were transplanted into the girl with type O-positive blood.
``This was a tragic error, and we accept responsibility for our part,'' said Dr. William Fulkerson, chief executive officer of Duke University Hospital, in a statement released Monday night. ``This is an especially sad situation since we intended this operation to save the life of a girl whose prognosis was grave.''
Duke Hospital officials initially refused to elaborate on the mix-up, but Mahoney, who has legal authority to participate in Jesica's medical care, said the girl's family was told a ``clerical error'' allowed her name to come up on a list of possible recipients. |
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| DaveSaenz |
That's sad...
But also news to me (about blood types).
I still don't even know my blood type. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: |
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| bassaholix |
| Thats so unforgivable... no way compensation $$ is gonna be as good as having her alive and well... seriously these ppl are the smartest ppl in universities and like that... and they go round ing up like that.. thats just like manslaughter??? i agree come on... if they have the priviledge to be in that position that so few are in... shouldn't they be more responsible? |
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| Dj_ExOn |
| Sad, just sad.. :( |
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| speedracer_mec |
and believe it or not
theres a new law in the usa thats about to be ratified that will enable doctors to have more power:
not liable and wont be able to sue a doctor...less responsible |
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| cheesenip |
| did the girls family pay for the surgery? or was it like a "donation" thing by the hospital? |
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| Maaz |
| quote: | Originally posted by cheesenip
did the girls family pay for the surgery? or was it like a "donation" thing by the hospital? |
As far as I've understood they went to the US for it... which means that they DID spend a lot of money, although losing money is nothing compared to losing a daughet :sadgreen:
ps.: cheesenip, how come your location changes every 2 weeks? |
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| shao |
| Hey hey hey... be they doctors or not; everyone makes mistakes. Sure, it sucks ass when the mistake results in your loss, but they happen. |
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| milanster |
| quote: | Originally posted by shao
Hey hey hey... be they doctors or not; everyone makes mistakes. Sure, it sucks ass when the mistake results in your loss, but they happen. |
true, but being a doctor means that u not only have to double check everything before proceeding with an operation, but do a 10-times check instead!
its ppl's lives!
thats a sad story:( |
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| quddha |
| might've not been the doctors' fault. it was a clerical error, could've been some clerk putting hte girl's name on the wrong list. |
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| PhaseFour |
| quote: | Originally posted by quddha
might've not been the doctors' fault. it was a clerical error, could've been some clerk putting hte girl's name on the wrong list. |
man in a way thats worse. this is exactly why i dont wanna become a doctor...i could become a good doctor, but with one mistake...boom! :( |
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| AcidAngel |
| It's horrible :( :nervous: |
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