Double Lung Transplant

Some people are unaware that lung transplants are possible. Lung transplantation is a surgical procedure that involves removing an unhealthy lung and replacing it with a healthy lung from a donor. The price rises because the lungs are a vital and very delicate organ. Furthermore, the patient requires a machine that will "breathe" for him or her during the operation. Of course, the price includes the lungs themselves, the work of specialists, life support equipment, medications to prevent the lung from being rejected by the body, and so on.

A lung transplant can be performed for a variety of reasons, including respiratory diseases, lung collapse, or even when breathing stops. People who have exhausted all other options for treating lung problems seek lung transplants. Damaged lungs are unable to deliver oxygenated blood to body parts. As a result, lung transplantation is required. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and high blood pressure in the lungs are common candidates for lung transplantation.

Certain patients may require the replacement of both lungs (Double Lung Transplant). This is especially true for people with cystic fibrosis, because bacteria commonly colonize the lungs of such patients; if only one lung is transplanted, bacteria in the native lung could potentially infect the newly transplanted organ.

Cost: 1.2 million