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Mater Hospital took 'unprecedented' decision to cancel transplant surgery

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The Mater University Hospital in Dublin has said it had to take "the unprecedented decision to cancel a transplant surgery" this week, due to a shortage of beds in its Intensive Care Unit.

The hospital said the decision, which was made on Friday 12 November, was "necessary to ensure the safety of the transplant patient involved".

In a statement, the Mater said "there were severe capacity constraints" in its ICU on the day, with 50% of those receiving critical care at the time "severely ill Covid positive patients".

It said "every effort was made both within the hospital and in the wider hospital system in Dublin to secure a bed". "The decision was not taken lightly and the Mater deeply regrets the impact that this had on the transplant

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