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Brother dies after liver transplant
DENVER, A man donating part of his liver to save his brother died four days after the procedure at the University of Colorado Hospital, officials say.
The death, which has led to a temporary halt of all live donor liver transplants at the hospital, was the first death of a living donor in Colorado and only the fourth in the United States, KDVR-TV, Denver, reported Thursday.
Ryan Arnold, 34, of Watertown, S.D., died on Aug. 2, four days after his brother, Chad, 38, of Castle Rock, Colo., received part of his liver.
Experts say deaths of living donors are rare, about 0.5 to 1 percent, but the surgery is still risky.
While both livers will regenerate and grow to their original size, if something goes wrong it's the donor whose life is at risk.
Two days after the transplant procedure, Ryan Arnold went into cardiac arrest, fell into a coma and was placed on life support.
He died two days later.
The death was reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health, which is conducting an investigation.
The first live liver transplant in Colorado was done in 1997 at The University of Colorado Hospital. A total of 141 similar procedures have been performed there since 1997.
DENVER, A man donating part of his liver to save his brother died four days after the procedure at the University of Colorado Hospital, officials say.
The death, which has led to a temporary halt of all live donor liver transplants at the hospital, was the first death of a living donor in Colorado and only the fourth in the United States, KDVR-TV, Denver, reported Thursday.
Ryan Arnold, 34, of Watertown, S.D., died on Aug. 2, four days after his brother, Chad, 38, of Castle Rock, Colo., received part of his liver.
Experts say deaths of living donors are rare, about 0.5 to 1 percent, but the surgery is still risky.
While both livers will regenerate and grow to their original size, if something goes wrong it's the donor whose life is at risk.
Two days after the transplant procedure, Ryan Arnold went into cardiac arrest, fell into a coma and was placed on life support.
He died two days later.
The death was reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health, which is conducting an investigation.
The first live liver transplant in Colorado was done in 1997 at The University of Colorado Hospital. A total of 141 similar procedures have been performed there since 1997.
