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Manuel Demegillo

Families Accuse Kansas Hospital of Negligence Following 11 Deaths and 25 Infections

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The University of Kansas Hospital is being sued for medical malpractice after it allegedly failed to sterilise surgery equipment.

The lawsuits stem from the hospital's alleged failure to follow cleaning protocols for its open-heart surgery devices, specifically a heater-cooler unit manufactured by LivaNova USA Inc. 31 lawsuits have been filed in Wyandotte County District Court, The Kansas City Star reported.

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