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Man, 22, Gets Double Lung Transplant After Years Of Heavy Vaping: "Had 1% Chance Of Survival"
Mr Allard will never be able to smoke or drink again. He will also need another transplant later.
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Doctor Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Getting Hurt In Pune Accident
A cardiothoracic surgeon suffered injuries in an accident while travelling with a medical team in ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital for transplant on a patient in Chennai and performed the lifesaving surgical procedure hours later.
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Jharkhand Minister Dies, 2 Years After Lung Transplant Due To Covid
Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto died during treatment at a hospital in Chennai this morning. He had undergone lung transplant after contracting Covid in November 2020.
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Double Lung Transplant Saves US Man With Terminal Cancer
US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also are in advanced stages of the deadly disease.
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UP Man With Lungs Damaged By Covid Undergoes Transplant In Delhi
A 55-year-old man, whose lungs had been damaged due to the coronavirus, underwent a bilateral lung transplant at a private facility here after donor organs were transported 950 kilometres in three hours, according to a statement.
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Boy, 12, Spends 65 Days On Life Support, Recovers Without Lung Transplant
In a first for India and Asia, a 12-year-old child has recovered after 65 days on what is a life support system called ECMO, without a lung transplant.
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Lungs Transported From Ahmedabad To Delhi Via Air, Two Green Corridors
Lungs harvested from a brain-dead patient in Ahmedabad was on Wednesday transported to Delhi for life-saving transplant surgery, the organs being ferried via air and two green corridors on the ground, hospital authorities in New Delhi said.
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Hyderabad Sees India's First Cutting-Edge Lung Transplant
India has become one of a handful of nations including the US and Canada where a "breathing lung transplant" can be conducted - a huge advantage as there is a growing list of those waiting to get new lungs.
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Canada Hospitals Use Drones To Carry Lungs For Transplant
In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and pedestrians below in Canada's largest metropolis.
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Chennai Covid Patient, 56, Recovers After 109 Days On Ventilator Support
A Covid patient in Chennai whose lungs were fully damaged has completely recovered after being on ECMO support or artificial lungs for 62 days. He is being touted as India's longest surviving patient on ECMO without transplantation.
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Chennai Man Spends 109 Days On ECMO, Ventilator, Recovers Without Lung Transplant
In a rare case, a Chennai man diagnosed with COVID-19 and resultant lung complications spent about 109 days on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and ventilator support and recovered without having to undergo a lung transplant, the city hos
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Delhi Doctor Who Contracted Covid In April Dies At Hyderabad Hospital
A 39-year-old Delhi doctor, who had contracted Covid in April, has died at a Hyderabad hospital after undergoing a lung transplant around 13 days back, his family friend said on Saturday.
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Russian Boy, 4, Undergoes Complex Bilateral Lung Transplant In Tamil Nadu
A four-year-old boy from Russia, on ventilator for three years, has successfully undergone a complex bilateral lung transplant, the hospital which treated him said on Wednesday.
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Double-Lung Transplants Rise After Covid 'Honeycombs' Organs: Study
Hospitals across the U.S. have reported a rise in lung transplants for severe coronavirus cases, the Cleveland Clinic, one of the country's top-ranked medical centers, said last week.
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Rare Simultaneous Heart, Lungs Transplant Saves Two Lives In Hyderabad
A Delhi-based man with post-Covid lung fibrosis and a heart patient from Andhra Pradesh will be able to start the New Year with hope for a better life, thanks to a team of Hyderabad doctors who pulled off a challenging double transplant surgery.
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Man, 22, Gets Double Lung Transplant After Years Of Heavy Vaping: "Had 1% Chance Of Survival"
Mr Allard will never be able to smoke or drink again. He will also need another transplant later.
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Doctor Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Getting Hurt In Pune Accident
A cardiothoracic surgeon suffered injuries in an accident while travelling with a medical team in ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital for transplant on a patient in Chennai and performed the lifesaving surgical procedure hours later.
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Jharkhand Minister Dies, 2 Years After Lung Transplant Due To Covid
Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto died during treatment at a hospital in Chennai this morning. He had undergone lung transplant after contracting Covid in November 2020.
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Double Lung Transplant Saves US Man With Terminal Cancer
US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also are in advanced stages of the deadly disease.
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UP Man With Lungs Damaged By Covid Undergoes Transplant In Delhi
A 55-year-old man, whose lungs had been damaged due to the coronavirus, underwent a bilateral lung transplant at a private facility here after donor organs were transported 950 kilometres in three hours, according to a statement.
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Boy, 12, Spends 65 Days On Life Support, Recovers Without Lung Transplant
In a first for India and Asia, a 12-year-old child has recovered after 65 days on what is a life support system called ECMO, without a lung transplant.
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Lungs Transported From Ahmedabad To Delhi Via Air, Two Green Corridors
Lungs harvested from a brain-dead patient in Ahmedabad was on Wednesday transported to Delhi for life-saving transplant surgery, the organs being ferried via air and two green corridors on the ground, hospital authorities in New Delhi said.
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Hyderabad Sees India's First Cutting-Edge Lung Transplant
India has become one of a handful of nations including the US and Canada where a "breathing lung transplant" can be conducted - a huge advantage as there is a growing list of those waiting to get new lungs.
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Canada Hospitals Use Drones To Carry Lungs For Transplant
In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and pedestrians below in Canada's largest metropolis.
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Chennai Covid Patient, 56, Recovers After 109 Days On Ventilator Support
A Covid patient in Chennai whose lungs were fully damaged has completely recovered after being on ECMO support or artificial lungs for 62 days. He is being touted as India's longest surviving patient on ECMO without transplantation.
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Chennai Man Spends 109 Days On ECMO, Ventilator, Recovers Without Lung Transplant
In a rare case, a Chennai man diagnosed with COVID-19 and resultant lung complications spent about 109 days on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and ventilator support and recovered without having to undergo a lung transplant, the city hos
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Delhi Doctor Who Contracted Covid In April Dies At Hyderabad Hospital
A 39-year-old Delhi doctor, who had contracted Covid in April, has died at a Hyderabad hospital after undergoing a lung transplant around 13 days back, his family friend said on Saturday.
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Russian Boy, 4, Undergoes Complex Bilateral Lung Transplant In Tamil Nadu
A four-year-old boy from Russia, on ventilator for three years, has successfully undergone a complex bilateral lung transplant, the hospital which treated him said on Wednesday.
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Double-Lung Transplants Rise After Covid 'Honeycombs' Organs: Study
Hospitals across the U.S. have reported a rise in lung transplants for severe coronavirus cases, the Cleveland Clinic, one of the country's top-ranked medical centers, said last week.
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Rare Simultaneous Heart, Lungs Transplant Saves Two Lives In Hyderabad
A Delhi-based man with post-Covid lung fibrosis and a heart patient from Andhra Pradesh will be able to start the New Year with hope for a better life, thanks to a team of Hyderabad doctors who pulled off a challenging double transplant surgery.
