The doctors faced a dilemma: The patient’s lungs were fueling the infection, but he was too sick to undergo a transplant ...

A novel external artificial lung system sustained an adult man for approximately 2 days after his irreversibly diseased lungs ...

Discover how a surgical team engineered an improvised artificial lung system that kept a man alive for 48 hours without lungs ...

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate ...

In a remarkable act of life preservation, surgeons were able to keep a critically ill man alive for 48 hours without a pair ...

In the spring of 2023, a 33-year-old man arrived at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago with lungs that were rapidly shutting down. What started as a bout of influenza had spiraled into acute ...

The team's total artificial lung system, or TAL, bought the man precious time until a double lung transplant was viable.

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

The patient was able to stay alive without the presence of any lungs for 48 hours before receiving a double transplant.

In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old ...

Our experienced lung transplant team provides exceptional care for patients in the Mountain West. Learn more about our amazing patients and their journey following a successful lung transplant. After ...

A 9/11 first responder is getting a second chance at life after receiving a double-lung transplant. Nearly 24 years after the terrorist attacks, advanced lung disease is not unusual for those who ...