Friday, 28 November 2014

Bahrain Woman on New Device 'Novalung' Until Lung Transplant

Fatima Mohammed, a 64-year-old woman from Bahrain had undergone a lung transplant few years ago as she had a lung failure. However, the lungs deteriorated due to a fungal condition, which led to Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS). She has now been put on artificial lungs named 'Novalung', an interventional lung assist (ILA), a part of which is outside the body is implanted through the femoral artery and vein. The artificial device does not require any external ...




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