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I’m confused. They say he was dead. Was the kidney working for two months in a deceased body?

• spondylosaurus 3y ago
  Sort of. They implanted the kidney in a man who was brain dead, but not dead dead. So the kidney worked, just not in a true living recipient.
  • hulitu 3y ago
    > So the kidney worked, just not in a true living recipient In the spirit of "the operation was a success, but the patient is dead" or "the launch was a success but the rocket crashed" or "the self driving car needs a driver". /s