Breathing lung transplantation performed
The Hindu
A breathing lung transplantation was performed by doctors at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad, on Saturday. Doctors claimed that this was the first such procedure conduct
A breathing lung transplantation was performed by doctors at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad, on Saturday. Doctors claimed that this was the first such procedure conducted in India.
The surgery was performed by director of the Lung Transplant programme Dr. Sandeep Attawar and his team on a middle aged patient with end stage interstitial lung disease with 10 litres of oxygen support.
The doctors said that breathing lung transplantation procedure helps in mitigating the ill effects of cold ischaemia time and improves lung function thereby increasing the organ utilisation.