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Organ patients in negative HIV tests
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September 30, 2011, Friday
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TAIWAN University Hospital announced yesterday that the five transplant patients who received organs from an HIV-positive donor around one month ago have tested HIV-negative.
The hospital said that the five will continue to be given HIV-preventive medicine and will remain under observation for at least six months.
"While the patient who received a lung from the HIV-positive donor is still in the intensive care unit and a kidney recipient remains hospitalized as well, the other three HIV-positive organ recipients have been discharged," said Chang Shan-Chwen, vice superintendent of Taiwan University Hospital.
Health authorities in Taiwan yesterday announced that Taiwan University Hospital had submitted medical treatment plans for the five recipients, promising that medical expenses will be shouldered by Taiwan University Hospital, and the hospital is discussing compensation issues.
Taiwan's health authorities yesterday also released an investigation report, saying that there were human errors in the case. It noted that medical staff notified the transplant team about the HIV test result via telephone, without any other notification or confirmation mechanism for such a risky test result.
Local health authorities also thought that the standard operating procedure of the transplant was incomplete.
Taiwan University hospital will be fined NT$500,000 (US$16,414). Ko Wen-tse, the former head of an organ transplant task force at the hospital, who resigned earlier this month, will face punishment as well.
On August 24 the transplant team at Taiwan University Hospital removed organs from a man pronounced brain-dead at Hsinchu's Nanmen Hospital.
His heart went to a patient at Cheng Kung University Hospital while his liver, a lung, and kidneys were delivered to Taiwan University Hospital.
Transplant team members at Taiwan University Hospital heard a lab member on the phone saying the test results were non-reactive, and proceeded with surgery. Cheng Kung University took the Taiwan University Hospital team's word and went ahead with the heart transplant.
Only afterwards was it discovered the donor was HIV-positive.
The hospital said that the five will continue to be given HIV-preventive medicine and will remain under observation for at least six months.
"While the patient who received a lung from the HIV-positive donor is still in the intensive care unit and a kidney recipient remains hospitalized as well, the other three HIV-positive organ recipients have been discharged," said Chang Shan-Chwen, vice superintendent of Taiwan University Hospital.
Health authorities in Taiwan yesterday announced that Taiwan University Hospital had submitted medical treatment plans for the five recipients, promising that medical expenses will be shouldered by Taiwan University Hospital, and the hospital is discussing compensation issues.
Taiwan's health authorities yesterday also released an investigation report, saying that there were human errors in the case. It noted that medical staff notified the transplant team about the HIV test result via telephone, without any other notification or confirmation mechanism for such a risky test result.
Local health authorities also thought that the standard operating procedure of the transplant was incomplete.
Taiwan University hospital will be fined NT$500,000 (US$16,414). Ko Wen-tse, the former head of an organ transplant task force at the hospital, who resigned earlier this month, will face punishment as well.
On August 24 the transplant team at Taiwan University Hospital removed organs from a man pronounced brain-dead at Hsinchu's Nanmen Hospital.
His heart went to a patient at Cheng Kung University Hospital while his liver, a lung, and kidneys were delivered to Taiwan University Hospital.
Transplant team members at Taiwan University Hospital heard a lab member on the phone saying the test results were non-reactive, and proceeded with surgery. Cheng Kung University took the Taiwan University Hospital team's word and went ahead with the heart transplant.
Only afterwards was it discovered the donor was HIV-positive.
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