Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lung transplantation is the therapeutic measure of last resort for patients with end-stage lung disease who have exhausted all other available treatments without improvement. A variety of conditions may make such surgery necessary. As of 2005, the most common reasons for lung transplantation in the United States were: [2]
Arvind Kumar is an Indian surgeon and the chairman of Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Onco Surgery and Lung Transplantation at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. [1] In 2014, Kumar received the Dr. B. C. Roy Award from the President of India Pranab Mukherjee. [2]
Lung surgery is a type of thoracic surgery involving the repair or removal of lung tissue, [1] and can be used to treat a variety of conditions ranging from lung cancer to pulmonary hypertension. Common operations include anatomic and nonanatomic resections, pleurodesis and lung transplants .
In 1984, he performed the world’s first successful paediatric heart transplant. [30] 1994–1995: John Wallwork: Wallwork performed the world's first heart-lung and liver transplant with Sir Roy Calne in 1986. [31] 1995–1996: Sharon Hunt: Pioneered work on post-operative care of heart transplant patients. [32] 1996–1997: William Baumgartner
In the same year, he was a member of the team that performed the first combined heart and lung transplant in the mid-west of America. [1] In 1989, heart-lung transplant pioneer Stuart W. Jamieson took along Kaye when transferring his [Jamieson's] entire surgical team from Minnesota to San Diego. Here, Kaye was appointed director of research.
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.
The Government of India enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs Act in 1994 to curb organ trading and promote deceased organ donation. After facing a multi-billion rupee kidney scandal in 2008, an amendment was proposed in 2009 [11] and passed in 2011 to get rid of loopholes which previously made illegal organ trading possible.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lung_transplants&oldid=731979528"This page was last edited on 28 July 2016, at 19:47 (UTC). (UTC).