2x the Livers, 2x the Lives

Source: http://www.popsci.com/technology/ar...s-livers-alive-and-warm-outside-body-24-hours

A machine has been made that keeps human livers alive and functioning for 24 hours outside of the human body. This is a large improvement over the current method which was to put it on ice...this gave doctors only 14 hours and it also lead to many livers being wasted because of ice damage or oxygen deprivation.

This new method will save thousands of lives.

About time. But really medical advancements are always nice. Also Technology! :evil:

Stewie said:

About time. But really medical advancements are always nice. Also Technology! :evil:

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I was actually surprised that they didn't already have something like this. But I imagine it is extremely complicated, especially when dealing with important and essential organs such as the liver.

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I wonder what they do with kidneys? That is probably one of the other most needed and transplanted organs.

Deathcrow said:

Stewie said:

About time. But really medical advancements are always nice. Also Technology! :evil:

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I was actually surprised that they didn't already have something like this. But I imagine it is extremely complicated, especially when dealing with important and essential organs such as the liver.

EDIT:

I wonder what they do with kidneys? That is probably one of the other most needed and transplanted organs.

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Seems they already accomplished the same thing for kidneys back in 2001.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health/2001-08-25-organ.htm

It later turned out to be this.

http://www.ideo.com/work/lifeport-kidney-transporter-for-ors/

I think they should sacrifice 1x muslim for every liver kept alive by this machine.

Ben Hartley said:

I think they should sacrifice 1x muslim for every liver kept alive by this machine.

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Too far there Ben. Too far.

Yay for technologically helpful advancements! Woot!