2-YEAR-OLD (GIVEN) DAMAGED HEART BEFORE TRANSPLANT: The whole country stood up, it is suspected that THIS happened
- The investigation into the case of a damaged heart implanted in a 2-year-old and 3-month-old boy at Monaldi Hospital in Naples is now focusing on the container used to transport the damaged organ, Rai News reported today.
TL;DR
- The investigation into a damaged heart transplanted into a 2-year-old boy in Naples focuses on the transport container.
- The container used allegedly lacked temperature monitoring, and the heart was transported in a solid plastic container instead of a technological one.
- The organ may have been damaged by extreme cold from dry ice, potentially burning heart muscle fibers.
- The Italian Minister of Health has ordered an investigation, calling the incident unacceptable.
- The child remains on life support for nearly 60 days, awaiting another transplant and is in a medically induced coma.
- Six people are under investigation.