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Swedish surgeons successfully transplant lung from non-heart-beating donor but ethical questions remain.(International Pages)(Brief Article)

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| March 30, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Transplant Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Swedish surgeons successfully transplanted the lung of a man whose heart had stopped beating into a woman dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While the technique has the potential for greatly expanding the supply of donor lungs, it also raises ethical questions about the acceptability of organs from non-heart-beating donors.

The donor died of acute myocardial infarction in the coronary intensive care unit of University Hospital of Lund after failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. To preserve the lungs for transplantation, 65 minutes following the patient's death, and with permission from the next-of-kin, doctors began to cool the lungs within the…

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