- 21 November 2019
- 6 min read
Transplant surgeon failed to record dropping donor stomach in case where patient died
SubscribeA surgeon failed to disclose that he had spilled the contents of a donor stomach while removing organs that were then used in NHS transplants.

Surgeon accidentally cut donor stomach
A surgeon failed to disclose that he had spilled the contents of a donor stomach while removing organs that were then used in NHS transplants.
The incident, which can be revealed by the PA news agency, happened in Wales and involved a surgeon from Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
A lead surgeon accidentally cut the donor stomach but did not tell officials as he should have done, and the incident was not recorded at the time.
Fungal infection caused death and illness
Several organs became infected with Candida albicans, a type of fungal infection, and were then transplanted into three patients.
One recipient, a 36-year-old, died of an aneurysm caused directly by infection from the donated liver.
A second patient, a 25-year-old parent with children, became life-threateningly ill and needed their transplanted kidney removed.
A third patient, aged 44, who received a combined kidney and pancreas transplant, fell ill but subsequently recovered.
The incident only came to light after surgeons at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board raised the alarm with the Human Tissue Authority and the Welsh Government.
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