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Artificial organ keeps patient alive for 48 hours after removal of bilateral lungs

A doctor checks a lung CT image as a visiting patient looks on. [AFP]

A groundbreaking case published this week in the journal Med reported the successful use of an external, artificial lung system to sustain a critically ill patient for 48 hours after the complete removal of both lungs, which won enough time for the patient to have lung transplants.

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