THe Associated PressBALTIMORE -- Surgeons in Maryland have conducted a half-dozen kidney transplants at the same time -- a series of operations believed to be the first of their kind.
Officials at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore said last weekend's surgeries were made possible after a so-called altruistic donor was found to be a match for one of five transplant candidates. That enabled a chain of donations involving a total of six donors and six recipients.
The 10-hour surgeries Saturday used six operating rooms and nine surgical teams.
In the past, Johns Hopkins has conducted a quintuple transplant and several triple transplants.
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04-10-2008, 09:23 AM #1'The Fallen Angel'
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very interesting thanks OMEN.
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That must have been a lot of work, thanks for the read.
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