Sunday, February 2, 2014

Smokers' lungs 'are just as likely to keep transplant patients alive as non-smokers' organs'

Patients given smokers’ lungs are just as likely to survive, says new study 237 lung transplants carried out at Harefield Hospital over six-year period Out of these, 47 per cent of patients received organs from heavy smokers Meanwhile, 53 per cent were given lungs from non-smoking…

Source:Smokers’ lungs ‘are just as likely to keep transplant patients alive as non-smokers’ organs’



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