Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Rehab Technique May Help Increase Donor Lung Supply
May 02, 2020
May 02, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Lungs are the least-used solid organ for transplant because 80% of donor lungs are too damaged to be considered for transplantation. But a new technique demonstrated by Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, associate professor of Thoracic Surgery, shows the potential to increase the supply of donor lungs by rehabilitating those organs previously considered too damaged for transplant. That may mean t . . .
Lungs are the least-used solid organ for transplant because 80% of donor lungs are too damaged to be considered for transplantation. But a new technique demonstrated by Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, associate professor of Thoracic Surgery, shows the potential to increase the supply of donor lungs by rehabilitating those organs previously considered too damaged for transplant. That may mean t . . .