The first liver transplant was in 1963, and the patient died 4 days later. THAT is an experimental procedure. Liver transplants have been quite successful and wnile not routine, are definitely WAY past the experimental stage.
The first one was 44 years ago!
I hope the bean counter responsible for the refusal sees her face in his/her dreams for the rest of its miserable existance.
I think the reluctance was due to the rest of her physical state.
Does it make sense to use a healthy organ in a body riddled with leukemia when there are better prospects awaiting transplants?
Sad story.
Supposedly this girl was pretty far gone by the time they sought the transplant.
What will our premiums be if all procedures are granted that offer a very low probability of being successful.
The hospital could have provided the surgery pro-bono. But didn’t.’
Not everyone can be saved.
When there is money involved people will screw people!
Meanwhile Hillary will fix this! /S
Although that is true...Liver transplant in a patient with multiple comorbidities is experimental.
She doesn’t sound like an ideal surgery candidate under any circumstance.
The young lady needed more than a new liver ~ just read the story ~ she had a succession of serious health failures.
Sometimes stuff happens and people die.
I suspect there's more to this story than meets the eye.