Since 1970 the transplantation of organs has been increasing in volume. But as the number of kidney, heart, and liver transplants have increased so have the incidences of associated medical errors.

At this point, there is no official organization to monitor kidney, liver and heart transplants in a safe and healthy way. Organ transplants save lives, but in the event of substandard organs or diseased organs, the opportunity to survive organ transplantation is diminished or taken away.

Infection is a common medical error associated with organ transplant. Consider the case of a Chicago man who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after an organ transplant. Or the case of a 15-year-old, Illinois boy who was infected with bacterial meningitis after receiving a kidney transplant. Because this boy's new kidney came from his parent, the bacteria could have only been transmitted by the medical team involved with the organ. In both cases the transplant would have been successful if the medical practitioners had exercised more care when handling the organ.

In yet another reported Illinois case, a Chicago man died after receiving a new heart that was so badly diseased that this man had little or no chance to survive. Doctors later admitted that he would have been better off if they left his original heart in. Again, this is a case of poor monitoring by the medical staff. There is no excuse for such blatant inattention to detail when lives are on the line.

Transplant recipients should be able to receive healthy organs and without worrying about substandard and diseased organs. In many cases the recipient is desperate for the organ transplantation, without which they face the reality of death in their near future. For them organ transplantation should be a positive solution, not a negative outcome based on medical error.

Robert Kreisman has served on the faculty of many law seminars in Chicago and the United States that teach trial lawyers how to successfully handle organ transplantation medical malpractice cases. With over 30 years of trial experience in organ transplantation medical malpractice Kreisman Law Offices can help you obtain the justice you deserve.

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