Handling of transplant cases criticized.
Two separate transplant programs came under fire in recent months--one for betraying the public's trust, the other for denying a transplant for a Downs syndrome patient, as the following articles describe.
D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030881:Disclosure; D004314:Down Syndrome; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D028761:Withholding Treatment