This article talks about the unexpected death of Liver Transplant Donor that happened in the liver transplant unit this past January at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City
FRom the Director of the unit:
"We have added nursing staff to the units to help with communication and patient evaluation. We now have a 4 to 1 RN-to-patient ratio. We have also replaced first-year medical resident onsite coverage on the transplant unit with nurse practitioners and physician assistants to enhance response times to pages and to promote continuity of care and communication"
Lack of effective communication was determined to be the root cause leading to patients death.
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rncountry, glad to see you still posting, don't hear from you as much as we used to. also glad to see you are still active and involved