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Researchers were able to keep human lungs alive (and viable for transplant) by hooking them up to pigs. http://read.medium.com/CbB3g7Y
Donated lungs have a short shelf life.
After they’re removed from a donor, it’s a race against the clock to get them to a lucky recipient.
This new technique could extend that window. http://read.medium.com/AygrUQA
After they’re removed from a donor, it’s a race against the clock to get them to a lucky recipient.
This new technique could extend that window. http://read.medium.com/AygrUQA
The new technique could one day expand the number of donor lungs available for transplant, potentially saving more lives.
Researchers at Columbia and Vanderbilt published their results July 13 in the journal Nature Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0971-8
Researchers at Columbia and Vanderbilt published their results July 13 in the journal Nature Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0971-8
Abbas Ardehali, MD, surgical director of the UCLA Heart and Lung Transplant Program, says Covid-19 might eventually cause increased demand for organ transplantation.
“There could potentially be a tsunami of need for lung transplantation in the years to come.”
“There could potentially be a tsunami of need for lung transplantation in the years to come.”
The virus is known to ravage the lungs, and in some cases it can cause long-lasting damage.
In June, a previously healthy woman in her twenties became the first in the United States to receive a double lung transplant for Covid-19. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.html
In June, a previously healthy woman in her twenties became the first in the United States to receive a double lung transplant for Covid-19. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.html
Here’s how the procedure works.
"Beyond lungs, the researchers think the system could support and repair whole limbs, as well as other organs, such as livers or kidneys."
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"Beyond lungs, the researchers think the system could support and repair whole limbs, as well as other organs, such as livers or kidneys."
http://read.medium.com/CbB3g7Y
However, before the technique can be tested for lung transplant patients, the researchers say they will have to study more lungs, and for longer periods of time, to make sure there aren’t any adverse side effects in the pigs or lungs.
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