Donor Lungs Made To Breathe Outside Body - International Breakthrough For Transplant Team At Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester, England
The transplant team at University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) have successfully transplanted the UK's first patient using donor lungs that have been made to breathe outside the body. This is the first time this has been undertaken anywhere in the world outside Sweden and means up 25% more patients could benefit from lung transplants every year.
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