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. The groundbreaking procedure was carried out late last month on John Nicholas of Chicago.
It was incredibly simple and uneventful, but allowed John to be awake for the procedure, improving the patient experience.” All in all, the whole operation took under two hours to complete, with Nicholas even being able to see the new kidney—donated by his best friend—just before it was plugged into his body. Nicholas received the kidney on May 24 and walked out of the hospital a day later, whereas a typical transplant might require two to three days of inpatient recovery.
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