An Italian team of doctors
has successfully experimented for the first time in the world a
method of lung dialysis to help treat Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), which has been ranked at the globe's
third-leading cause of death. The method was tested at Turin's
Molinette hospital and Bologna's Sant'Orsola hospital. Lung
dialysis is a low-invasive system that purifies the patient's
blood by reducing carbon dioxide levels. Tests suggest it can
reduce mortality rates among COPD suffers from 35% to 7%.
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