The United States completed the first new crown severe patient with double lung transplantation, only 20 years old

　　China News Service, June 14th, according to foreign media reports, on the 13th local time, the United States completed the first double lung transplantation in patients with severe coronary disease. According to reports, the operation was performed by a 20-year-old female patient in the intensive care unit of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for six weeks, who maintained her life on a ventilator.

　　According to reports, the young woman had "irreversible" pulmonary fibrosis in early June, and her left lung also had holes. At the end of the day, lung transplantation became her only hope.

　　Attending doctor Bharat and his team performed a double lung transplant operation on the Hispanic woman on June 5, which took about 10 hours. This operation is nearly double the 6 hours required for general surgery.

　　The patient recovered steadily after surgery and also contacted his family through video. Although she still needs a ventilator and a tracheostomy to help her breath, the doctor expects that she will be discharged in a few weeks.

　　Intensive care unit doctor Marcin said that the medical team provided emergency oxygen delivery to the patient day and night to ensure that other organs supported her lung transplantation.

　　Attending doctor Bharat said that the success of this operation means that more patients can use lung transplantation to reduce their dependence on ventilators and help patients recover.

　　However, it has been reported that the new coronavirus can erode the lungs of young patients who are generally considered to be more resistant, so "it is very rare." Doctors hope to have a more comprehensive understanding of the causes of lung damage, including whether it is related to any medical history.

　　According to the attending doctor Bharat, American patients generally need to wait three to six months for lung transplantation. Because lung injury usually involves organs such as heart and kidney, even if someone donates the organ, the overall matching degree is less than 15%, which requires technical iteration. Help repair other organs.