Pretty cool, this guy got a new kidney without the need for general anesthetic.
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois have pulled off a medical first that could make organ transplants a much easier ordeal to endure. They were able to perform a kidney transplant in a 28-year-old man without the use of general anesthesia. The surgery went so well that the man was discharged less than a day later and he’s well on his way to returning to his normal routine.
Man Gets Easiest Kidney Transplant Ever, Goes Home a Day Later
28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago is the first person to have undergone an awake kidney transplant, according to doctors at Northwestern Medicine.
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Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois have pulled off a medical first that could make organ transplants a much easier ordeal to endure. They were able to perform a kidney transplant in a 28-year-old man without the use of general anesthesia. The surgery went so well that the man was discharged less than a day later and he’s well on his way to returning to his normal routine.