Becker's Healthcare August 9, 2024
This year has recorded numerous medical advances in transplantation, including a few firsts for the U.S. and world.
Here are recent medical advancements, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Clinicians at Northwestern Medicine have performed multiple first procedures. In May and July, the Chicago-based system logged its first two kidney transplants on awake patients. The procedure, which is possible with a different anesthetic, is intended for patients who face health risks from general anesthesia.
And at the start of the year, Northwestern announced the nation’s first successful double-lung and liver transplant. The surgery was for a Stage 3 lung cancer patient — a pulmonologist based in California — who did not respond to conventional treatments. Six months after...
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