Traduce el siguiente artículo:The girl, Jésica Santillán, 17, a Mexican immigrant who
came to Ms. Santillán's case drew wide attention. Pictures of the girl,
brown-eyed and smiling, adorned shops and restaurants. People worldwide
sent greetings this month. Dr. James Jaggers, the transplant surgeon who made the error, released
a statement last night saying: "I am ultimately responsible for the team
and for this error. Richard A. Puff, a spokesman for Duke, said in an interview after Jésica
was removed from life support this evening that there was no second opinion
given and none was refused. Mr. Puff said he could not confirm whether
one was requested. He said hospital doctors and administrators were not
available for comment. Ms. Santillán had waited three years for the first transplant but a new set of organs was found within days, which her supporters attribute to publicity of her condition. A second operation with the organs of the correct blood type was performed Thursday but Ms. Santillán developed complications. Ms. Santillán had been suffering almost since birth. She was
born in With the chance of a transplant in Mexico virtually impossible, they
paid a smuggler to take them to the United States, through the desert and
eventually to Durham, where relatives had said there were hospitals to
help them. |