A Canadian woman reportedly hours away from death had her lungs removed for six days while she waited for a life-saving transplant. Melissa Benoit, 32, was born with cystic fibrosis and contracted a severe lung infection that landed her in a Toronto hospital, The Guardian reported. Doctors had been contemplating the removal of lungs in a drastic approach to save patients like Benoit, but had never attempted it before. Benoit’s condition required sedation, but the bacteria in her lungs had become resistant to most antibiotics, and her body was entering septic shock, The Guardian reported. Keshavjee said within minutes of Benoit’s lungs being removed she showed signs of improvement.

Source: Fox News January 27, 2017 14:37 UTC