World's First Quadruple Limb Transplant Fails 124
New submitter smoothjazz writes "The world's first quadruple limb transplant failed, according to Hacettepe University. Doctors had to remove the arms and legs that had been transplanted last Friday onto Sevket Çavdar, 27, because of tissue incompatibility. From the article: 'Doctors had first removed one leg from the patient after his heart and vascular system failed to sustain the limb and then the other leg and two arms. "The science council (of the hospital) decided to remove the organs one by one due to additional metabolic complications in the following process," the hospital said in a statement.
"Our patient is now in the intensive care unit. The critical process is still continuing," it added.'"
Re:Would the limbs have ever worked? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:What's in a name (Score:3, Informative)
That character is equivalent to the "ch" sound in English. His name would be pronounced as Shevket Chavdar.
R.I.P. (Score:3, Informative)
It is reported by Turkish news that the guy just passed away.