Pretty cool, this guy got a new kidney without the need for general anesthetic.
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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.
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.
gizmodo.com
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.
