Knoxville Native Awaits Life-Saving Lung Transplant After Rare Diagnoses

Man kept alive for 48 hours with lungs removed

Surgeons managed to rig an artificial lung system up while the man awaited a transplant in the US.

Man Miraculously Survives 48 Hours Without Lungs Before Transplant

The patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a life-threatening condition.

Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours

Infections had turned his lungs to soup and had to be cleared before transplant.

"Artificial lungs" keep a patient alive until a double lung transplantation was available

Humans can't live without lungs. But Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

Transplant Patient Survives For An Incredible 48 Hours Without Lungs While Preparing For Surgery

We wouldn’t say breathing is overrated exactly, but it might not be quite as essential as you think.

Man with no lungs kept alive with ground-breaking system

Surgeons in the US have described how they kept a man without lungs alive for two days before a transplant was available.