It’s a MASSIVE breakthrough for the thousands awaiting transplants (via toofab)
The kidney was transplanted to a brain dead patient with the consent of her family. For the duration of the 54-hour study, it was attached to large blood vessels and maintained outside the patient's body, so surgeons could observe and access it.
With no sign of rejection, the kidney performed its regular function of eliminating waste and producing urine. In a statement, Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the surgical team last month at NYU Langone Health, called the surgery a"transformative moment in organ transplantation." "There was complete silence for a few minutes while we were sort of taking in what we were looking at, which was incredible," he toldAccording to the United Network for Organ Sharing, 107,000 people are presently waiting for organ transplants, with more than 90,000 waiting for a kidney, where wait times can be an average of three to five years.
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