Surgeons Kept a Man Alive With No Lungs For 48 Hours. Here's How.

ScienceAlert·Feb 2

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Surgeons have successfully kept a man alive for 48 hours without lungs. The patient was sustained using an artificial or custom lung system until he was well enough to receive an organ transplant. The procedure has reportedly been completed, but details of the outcome are not specified beyond the patient's survival for the 48-hour period.

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