Washing" lungs before they are transplanted could increase numbers of the organs suitable for donation, according to doctors in Newcastle.
Only one in five donated lungs are good enough to be transplanted safely.
A trial, being led by Newcastle University, is trying to improve the quality of the lungs by pumping nutrients and oxygen through them.
The British Transplantation Society said the technique could "dramatically" increase the number of lungs used
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18250455
i would of thought some sort of washing/sterilising would of been done already
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