Friday 5 December 2014

Inquest clears doctors of blame for deaths of transplant patients

Inquest clears doctors of blame for deaths of transplant patients

Death of Darren Hughes and Robert Stuart given worm-infected kidneys ‘unintended [outcome] of necessary intervention’

Doctors were not to blame for the deaths of two transplant patients who died after being given kidneys infected with parasitic worms, a coroner has ruled.

Robert Stuart, 67, from Cardiff, and Darren Hughes, 42, from Bridgend, each had an organ swap operation at the University hospital of Wales, Cardiff, last year. Guardian

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