From the New York Daily News:
An Ohio hospital has suspended its kidney transplant program after a
nurse accidentally threw out a healthy kidney during surgery.
The University of Toledo Medical Center called the incident a rare accident.
The botched surgery happened earlier this month when a Toledo man had
his kidney removed to donate to his sister, the Toledo Blade reported.
The donated organ was supposed to be immediately transferred to the
waiting patient, but at some point it was tossed out with the medical
waste.
It took about an hour to locate the discarded kidney, which was by then ruined, hospital officials said.
“In the process of transferring a kidney from a donor, a human error rendered the kidney unusable,” the hospital said.
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