Hyderabad:Docotrs at Kims hospital perform breathing lungs transplant with nours

Hyderabad: Transplant surgeons at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad, have conducted a ‘breathing lung transplant’ on a middle-aged patient who was suffering from end-stage lung disease and was waiting for a donor lung since August.According to a press release, breathing lung transplant involves preserving the functions of donor lungs while they are being transported. Essentially it involves the donor lungs to be transported in a high-end container to keep them healthy by keeping them warm and nourished by blood and oxygen.Only a select few transplant institutions in the United States, Canada, and Austria take this approach to enhance the outcomes of lung transplants,” Dr Sandeep Attawar said. The transplant teams utilised an organ conditioning system manufactured by Swedish medical technology company XVIVO.

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