Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago have successfully performed a kidney transplant with the patient fully awake, marking a first in the United States. The patient, 28-year-old John Nicholas, was able to watch the procedure in real time at Northwestern Memorial. This groundbreaking operation, which lasted two hours, allowed the patient to go home the next day. The procedure, described as life-changing, could be particularly beneficial for patients who are at risk from general anesthesia, potentially increasing the pool of available organs and saving countless lives. Remarkably, the patient reported feeling no pain during the operation.
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For the first time ever, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago have completed a kidney transplant – with the patient awake during the entire two-hour procedure, which doctors say could be life-changing for patients. https://t.co/AwgBsLbkv8 https://t.co/As89QsGgKI
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Transplant surgeons have performed the first known awake kidney transplant in the United States. The patient, 28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago, was able to watch in real time as surgeons at Northwastern Medicine removed his old kidney and inserted his new one. Learn more:… https://t.co/VAWHJ99pnZ
Patient witnesses own kidney transplant surgery: Felt no pain, no sensation https://t.co/iLWkK8QRN0
A patient, John Nicholas, remained awake while undergoing a kidney transplant procedure by Northwestern Medicine surgeons in Chicago, Illinois. https://t.co/iyK3ev964N
Doctors at a US medical centre performed a #kidney transplant where the #patient stayed awake and spoke with them during the operation. https://t.co/rvnnUT7PGB
"This is the first case at Northwestern Medicine where a patient was awake during an entire kidney transplant procedure and went home the next day, making this an outpatient procedure." https://t.co/EBUHJoApXa
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Surgeons in Chicago have performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient, who was discharged the next day. The procedure could help patients who are at risk from general anesthesia. https://t.co/6geOgn5Tpd https://t.co/YPC6f51JJZ
For the first time at Northwestern Medicine, surgeons performed a kidney transplant while the recipient was still awake. Read the full story: https://t.co/0jtlI5r71X https://t.co/ApZfiD4L1B
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Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine say they successfully transplanted a kidney while the patient was awake. Source: NPR https://t.co/3vldBPidNH
Man receives kidney transplant while fully awake, Northwestern doctors say https://t.co/W7uSWRFNSh
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient for what is believed to be the first time in the United States. https://t.co/5YC8SRJLI6
Northwestern Medicine performed its first kidney transplant procedure with the patient being awake. https://t.co/dfXw9m7R0I