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'A TRAGIC ERROR'
- Source :
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Newsweek . 3/3/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 9, p20. 6p. 3 Color Photographs, 4 Diagrams, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Discusses the death of Jésica Santillán who was given a heart-lung transplant on February 7, 2003 which ended in her death due to physician error. Background information on Jésica; How she had come to Duke University Hospital; How Jésica's blood is type O while the organs given her were type A; Issues of tort reform and medical malpractice; Report made by the Institute of Medicine in 1999 finding that medical errors cause between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths in the United States annually; How the doctors tried to cover up the mistake even though it was discovered while Jésica was still in the operating room; Acute organ rejection in patients; Legal issues faced by the hospital and surgeons.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00289604
- Volume :
- 141
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Newsweek
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9160642