Man With Transplanted Baboon Liver Improves
The 35-year-old man who received a baboon liver in an experimental transplant improved Tuesday but remains in critical condition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, his physicians said.
The patient, about whom no personal details have been released, sat in a chair Tuesday and watched television. He is breathing without the aid of a respirator. His condition is similar to what would have been expected had he received a human liver.
The operation is the first known baboon-to-human liver transplant. Physicians anticipate that the next seven to 10 days will be crucial to see if the surgery succeeds.
