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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
I am doing a paper regarding Dr. Keshavjee invention of the ex-vivo lung transplant in 2008, but I can't find how many times it has been performed. PLEASE HELP!
a few
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
How long do people live after a lung transplant
87.6% survive 1 year post-op, 68.3% 3 yrs. out, 51.6% 5 yrs. out and 25.6% 10 yrs. out. A double lung works better than a single lung procedure in terms of long-term survival. A double lung transplant increases survival ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
i have hered that some people have to get one double lung transplant, and years later bet another one. so with new lungs do you still have the defective gene in your lungs?
What people don't understand is that you don't have defective lungs, you have defective genes. It affects the ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
My medical knowledge would say 2 surgeries since too many things can go wrong with a transplant, but at the same time extra surgeries are not recommended either. So, is a double lung transplant done in only one surgery or do they do it in two separate surgeries?
When a person ...
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
i got a lung transplant and im drinking but not all the time only like 5 times a month, is that bad with all that medication i taking?
I had a lung transplant almost 3 year ago (due to Cystic Fibrosis) and my docs strongly discourage drinking alcohol as it has ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
If they have had a lung transplant and continue smoking do you think they should be allowed another lung transplant if they need one?
no absolutely not. I"m amazed that they even got one in the first place. There are people out there who are dying (litterally) for a healthy lung, ...
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Where is the nearest hospital where they do lung transplants
Strictly the nearest is probably Boston. As for Canadian, MAYBE Montreal.
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
My uncle had a lung transplant 5 years ago and he is now going down hill. I dont know too much on his condition but they say he isnt going to get better. His body is becoming immuned to the medication for rejection, the other day his wife came ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
or are lung transplants only for those who have disease/ need one to replace a lung being removed
every one in the world is and was born with only one lungs.
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Go to www.webmd.com and try their doctor locating services. If they don't have the country you seek, use the forums and chat communities there for more information.
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