NICE Backs Machine That Could Rescue Four in Five Wasted Donated Lungs

Draft NICE guidance recommends the XVIVO perfusion system be used across all UK transplant centres, a move that could save up to four in every five donated lungs currently wasted in England and Wales.

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Think of it like a life-support system for donated lungs. The machine warms them to body temperature, pumps a blood-plasma-like fluid through them, and breathes for them — essentially mimicking a living chest. This lets surgeons watch how the lungs perform,...