Organ Transplants, Uh, Were Not Unheard Of

In 16 68, a bone graft was attempted using a dog's scull and actually successfully attached this graft to a human head. In 19 o five, some doctors who took slices of a rabbit kidney, they put it into a child,. Unfortunately, the child did die shortly after that from a pull, uh, from pulmonary congestion. The first successful organ transplant in december of 19 54. And i think what the big take away is from a lot of these early examples is that these organs are incredibly specific. You have to get just the right one has to match your blood type.