possible. after she if she was able to get a lung, are there other problems she could encounter after receiving an adult lung? yeah. so when you think about the adult lungs, for example, if you do trim them, there s a concern that perhaps they might start to leak and that would cause a buildup of air around the lungs as opposed to within the lungs. that could be a significant problem. also, it s not just the length of the lungs, but also the size from front to back. it may just be harder to sort of literally fit the lung into her body. that s just something doctors have to sort of maneuver. if you are using adult lungs, the blood vessels, for example, may be bigger in size as compared to the pediatric smaller child size blood vessels. these things do make a difference. i will point out as well with cystic fibrosis, one of the concerns is that you develop infections, you re more likely to develop infections and could those infections also affect the new lungs. that would be true i
lungs. but to your question, it is possible. after she if she was able to get a lung, are there other problems she could encounter after receiving an adult lung? yeah. so when you think about the adult lungs, for example, if you do trim them, there s a concern that perhaps they might start to leak and that would cause a buildup of air around the lungs as opposed to within the lungs. that could be a significant problem. also, it s not just the length of the lungs, but also the size from front to back. it may just be harder to sort of literally fit the lung into her body. that s just something doctors have to sort of maneuver. if you are using adult lungs, the blood vessels, for example, may be bigger in size as compared to the pediatric smaller child size blood vessels. these things do make a difference. i will point out as well with cystic fibrosis, one of the concerns is that you develop infections, you re more likely to develop infections and could those infections also affect
we will dig a little deeper on this right now. jason carroll joins me along with chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta. jason, what has sarah s family told you about recent developments? how is she doing? she had a rough night last night, a rough day today and in fact, at one point, doctors thought they might have to have her intubated, where they put a tube down your throat so you can breathe a little easier. but doctors were able to stabilize her, get her heart rate down. her mother basically saying she s a tough little girl, she s a fighter and she ll have to keep fighting every single day because her condition is critical and every day is going to be a fight for her. sanjay, so after the ruling yesterday by this judge, sarah is now eligible for an adult lung transplant but can her body actually accept adult lungs if she were to receive them? how does that work? they could. the body could accept adult lungs. there s a couple things to keep in mind. you mentioned she ha
lungs. the lawsuit says javier needs a lung transplant soon or he most likely will die within two months. sarah s family, they have argued that the number of children s lungs available through organ donation programs is so small that young patients like her should be added to the list of people waiting for adult lungs. meanwhile, sarah remains in critical condition. but because of this judge s ruling, her mom says she s been moved now to near the top of the list to get a lung transplant. our jason carroll is joining us with more on how sarah s doing. her mother says she s definitely a fighter, that she is a tough little girl. but the reality is, suzanne, she s just not been doing well over the past few days. in fact, her mother said that last night was not good, even today she was struggling as well. her heart rate was very high. doctors were able to get her stabilized. her mother saying this morning that this is a very scary situation for them to be in. to put it in perspective,
it may just be harder to sort of literally fit the lung into her body. that s just something doctors have to sort of maneuver. if you are using adult lungs, the blood vessels, for example, may be bigger in size as compared to the pediatric smaller child size blood vessels. these things do make a difference. i will point out as well with cystic fibrosis, one of the concerns is that you develop infections, you re more likely to develop infections and could those infections also affect the new lungs. that would be true if they were adult or pediatric lungs. that s something doctors will have to think about. jason, today i know you got court documents from the mother of an 11-year-old bronx boy who also has cystic fibrosis. they also received a federal ruling just like the one sarah s family received. what do we know about that boy s condition? javier acosta is 11 years old and does have cystic fibrosis as well. he critically needs a lung just like sarah does. they re in the same hospi