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First European Liver Transplant

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1968

Roy Calne1968

Addenbrooke's Hospital · Government / Labour Party Government

Calne's team performs Europe's first liver transplant at Addenbrooke's Hospital, advancing transplantation medicine within the NHS despite formidable early survival challenges.

Names involved

Roy Calne

Provenance

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