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A medical breakthrough allowed a patient to survive for two full days without natural lungs, kept alive by an external artificial-lung system until a donor organ became available. This achievement marks a major step forward in bridging the gap between organ failure and life-saving transplants.
Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital created an artificial lung system that kept a dying patient alive for two days with no lungs in his body. The groundbreaking procedure saved a Missouri man's life and gave him time for a double lung transplant.
A 33-year-old man survived two full days with an empty chest cavity after surgeons removed his infection-ravaged lungs. A custom-built artificial system kept him alive until donor lungs arrived, marking a medical breakthrough that could save patients once considered beyond help.
A 33-year-old man dying from influenza survived after surgeons built an innovative artificial lung system that kept him alive for two crucial days. Two years later, he's thriving with new transplanted lungs.
A 33-year-old man lived for two days without any lungs, kept alive by a groundbreaking artificial-lung system until doctors could perform a life-saving transplant. The innovative device maintained normal heart function in a way no previous external system could achieve.
A 33-year-old man lived for two days with an empty chest cavity while doctors used a groundbreaking artificial lung system to save his life. The custom device bought enough time to cure his deadly infection and perform a successful double lung transplant.