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Incorrect information before living kidney donation
Berlin – In 2018, a healthy, young and sporty woman donated a kidney to her sister who had kidney disease. However, the procedure at the Berlin Charité did not go as planned. During the minimally invasive kidney removal, she suffered significant injuries that put her life in acute danger due to internal bleeding. Only an emergency operation and a blood transfusion saved the young donor’s life.
The donor, a former competitive athlete (professional boxer), still suffers from the physical consequences of kidney loss in addition to the traumatic experience. As a result of the donation, the woman is recognized as having reduced earning capacity and only works part-time. She had to give up her sport.
Since the doctors at the Berlin Charité were of the opinion that the severely damaged young living kidney donor was treating her incorrectly and had also not adequately explained the risks, she sued the doctors and the clinic for compensation and damages at the Berlin Regional Court (LG) (AZ 17 O 254/21).
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