Double Lung Transplant

[jennyjoan]

Forgive my ignorance. To receive the above. Does a person who gives it have to die

[calmck]

Yes

[calmck]

Good to see you back. Hope you are well

[jennyjoan]

Thanks. Would one lung do

[calmck]

I don't know if single lung transplants are performed

[rowanwitch]

Lungs would always be a donation from someone who died, however sometimes if it's a combined heart lung transplant, the first recipients old heart could be transplanted to a second recipient if it was healthy enough.

[Old_Geezer]

If the donor wasn't dead before the op, they will be afterwards.

[jennyjoan]

Thanks all for answers

[Redhelen72]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_transplantation

[jennyjoan]

Thanks rh. The person i am referring to has had cystic fibrosis and is very ill at the mo

[Rosie29]

Hallo JJ - hope you're well - missed you x

[Redhelen72]

Lung transplantation is a surgical option for people with cystic fibrosis who have advanced lung disease. During the operation, diseased lungs are replaced with healthy ones gifted from a deceased organ donor. Median survival for people with CF who have had a transplant has improved.

https://www.cff.org/managing-cf/lung-transplant-today

[THECORBYLOON]

From the NHS website,

"A lung transplant is an operation to remove and replace a diseased lung with a healthy human lung from a donor.

A donor is usually a person who's died, but in rare cases a section of lung can be taken from a living donor."