Surgeons in the UK performed a pioneering double-lung transplant using a novel organ preservation machine that revitalizes and repairs lungs before transplantation.
The XPS machine increases the available time for evaluating lung quality, potentially leading to a dramatic rise in donor lungs available for transplants.
Daniel Evans-Smith, the first UK patient to receive lungs from the XPS system, described the impact of the transplant as phenomenal, eliminating his COPD.
Experts believe the arrival of the revitalization machine could significantly increase lung transplant numbers, saving hundreds of lives each year on the NHS.
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