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Dr. Kalvin Lung, Thoracic Surgeon at Northwestern Medicine: THE FUTURE OF LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN A POST COVID-19 WORLD


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Due to COVID-19, the need for lung transplantation is growing. Approximately 20-30 percent of patients who get COVID-19 can result in some form of lung damage. Lung transplantation is the last resort for patients with end-stage lung disease. However, there is currently a global shortage of donated lungs which sadly results in deaths among patients on the waitlist. And . . . many donated lungs are deemed unsuitable for transplantation and go un-utilized. Dr. Kalvin Lung - Thoracic Surgeon at Northwestern Medicine with information about a new device to help rescue potentially viable lungs, and those initially deemed “unacceptable” for transplant.

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Talk! with AudreyBy Audrey Adams