Doctors keep patient alive using ‘artificial lungs’ for two days
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital doctors saved a 33-year-old patient dying from influenza and secondary infection by creating an innovative "artificial lung" system that pumped and oxygenated blood for two days while his body recovered. The breakthrough technique bridged blood flow from the heart's right to left side, keeping the patient alive long enough to receive a successful double-lung transplant and eventually return home healthy.
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