10 Lung Transplant Facts

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9. Transplant surgery takes between four and ten hours.

10. Following a successful lung transplant, 80% of patients say they can resume
physical activities.

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Sources: The Lung InstituteLungs transplantation FoundationNational Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteGBHealthwatch .comWebMD

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