West Bengal's first lung transplantation takes place; patient under observation
The Hindu
The recipient, who developed complications following recovery from Covid-19, is on ECMO support as both of his lungs were completely damaged
West Bengal on Tuesday witnessed its first lung transplantation after doctors at a private hospital in Kolkata successfully conducted a marathon surgery to give an IT professional a new lease of life, an official of the medical establishment said.
The operation on the male patient started late on Monday night and took around 11-12 hours for the doctors to complete the process of transplanting the organ which came from a 52-year brain dead person in Gujarat.
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