How Surgeons Kept a Man With No Lungs Alive for Two Days

Discover Magazine·Feb 4

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Surgeons have successfully kept a man alive for 48 hours without lungs using an artificial lung system. The system was used to sustain the patient until a double-lung transplant could be performed. The patient reportedly survived the 48-hour period and was able to receive the transplant.

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