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U.S. doctors perform kidney transplant on awake patient in milestone - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What is the benefit?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In some cases general anaesthesia isn't possible, or carries more risk, so this might open up new opportunities. Here is a bit from the article:

"Now that John’s broken the ceiling, we can offer it to patients who have lung disease, or are older or have heart disease that may pose a higher risk for general anesthesia to make a recovery for them much safer,” Nadig said.