A government official on July 22 promised to improve oversight and operation of the U.S. organ transplant system, following an investigation that found that some patients marked for organ donation showed signs of life but were not immediately removed from the process, among other problems.
Dr. Raymond Lynch, chief of the Organ Transplant Branch of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), said the primary problem identified in HRSA’s investigation of Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates was that the organization failed to reevaluate initial neurological exams of potential donors when they showed signs of improvement.
