Meet the woman who lived for six days without lungs – video

Doctors saved a Canadian woman ’s life by removing her lungs for six days while she waited for a double lung transplant. In what is believed to be the first procedure of its kind in the world, Melissa Benoit arrived at Toronto hospital with just hours to live when staff and her family decided to take the unprecedented procedureDoctors save Canadian woman ’s life by removing her lungs for six daysContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Canada Health World news Doctors Americas Biology Science Society Source Type: news