NAMES IN THE NEWS : Young Liver Recipient Improves
Alyssa Smith, the 22-month-old girl who received the nation’s first living-donor liver transplant, may be sent home as early as next week, a hospital spokeswoman said today.
Alyssa’s condition was upgraded to good on Tuesday, said University of Chicago Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Phillips. Alyssa, who is from a suburb of San Antonio, Tex., received part of her mother’s liver on Nov. 27.
Sarina Jones, the nation’s second recipient of a liver from a live donor, remained in critical but stable condition today. The 16-month-old girl from Millington, Tenn., received part of her father’s liver Dec. 8 and “is doing very well,” Phillips said.
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