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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125622/ > On 7 February surgeon James Jaggers had almost co
by tediousdemise 6y ago
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125622/
> On 7 February surgeon James Jaggers had almost completed the operation when he learnt that the organs came from a donor with type A blood, incompatible with Jesica's type O. The story became front page news. Jesica was kept on life support systems while a second transplant was sought—and, astonishingly, found. Despite the second transplant, Jesica died from irreversible brain damage on 22 February.
Quite the testing they did there.
- onion2k 6y agoTaking a single error and suggesting it's evidence of a wider problem is a fun game. Now compare how many transplants happen every day to how often this sort of mistake occurs. Humans are fallible and mistakes happen. It's a tragedy of course, but it is not evidence of a widespread problem.
- pharmakom 6y agoIndeed. The fact it made front page news suggests it’s a rare occurrence, compared to say, traffic accidents.