My mother was suffering for a long time with liver cirrhosis. It got to a point where she needed a new liver. I donated about 70% of my liver, witch the transplant was a success, but she dies's after living for 2 to 3 month of an infection. After the surgery they've put here in an anti bacteria room for only 2wks. To my knowledge they've should put her there for at least 3 month. After the 2wks she was moved to general population where she got infected by bacterias common in hospitals. Usually infected by the plastics and stainless steels that the hospitals use (these are the bacterias name; stenotrophamonas maltophilia and entrobacter cloacae) Is this the case of hospitals malpractice?
Spunky
This is a very tricky subject. It would be very difficult to prove malpractice. I would advise you, to make calls, or send emails, to the hospital administration, and find out EXACTLY what their procedures are, concerning the aftercare of transplant patients. Get a copy of it and get it in writing. If the team of surgeons and nurses did not follow these procedures, I would contact a lawyer, and take it from there. If you're going to pursue a malpractice case, be sure they did not follow procedure, as it is written. Best of luck to you.
So sorry about the loss of your mother. :(
ChemoAngel
Definetly. It looks like you have a case. Research it well, and higre a lawyer. I'm sorry for your loss.
Baa Baa
I see nothing wrong here, and I had a liver transplant. Infection is always a risk during any surgery, but they cannot keep your mother in the hospital under isolation for 3 months because she might get an infection. Can you imagine the hospital costs for doing that with everyone? It is not uncommon for people to be sent home after 2 weeks with a liver transplant. I know many that were sent home after 2 weeks and they are fine today. I don't know what leads you to believe your mother should have been put in isolation for 3 months, but I have never heard of that as a liver transplant patient and I'm also a nurse.
If your mother was stable after 2 weeks with good vital signs, no fever, etc. it would be perfectly fine to move her into a regular room. It's unfortunate that she got an infection somehow and they wasn't able to save her life, but it is not a lawsuit. I don't see how they did anything wrong. What they did was quite typical in any transplant hospital. One of the first things I was told about my transplant before I got it was that infection is always a risk. I had to sign papers that I understood that risk and I'm sure your mother signed those papers too.
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