Technology and innovation

Avoidable errors to blame for wrong organ removals

By 2010-10-20T10:06:00

Faulty data conversion software led to mistakes in the way information was transferred.

Source: Dr.Szirmai János - Fotolia

Avoidable errors led to the wrong organs being removed from the bodies of 25 donors, an independent review has concluded.

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