A woman who underwent the first lung transplant operation in the State remains in a stable condition today.
The woman in her mid-50s had her left lung replaced in a three-hour operation early yesterday morning at the National Heart/Lung Transplant Unit in the Mater Hospital, Dublin.
She remains in intensive care, and the family and hospital have requested the patient's privacy be respected until such time as there are developments in her condition.
Sources at the hospital were cautiously optimistic that the procedure would be a success. The first 72 hours of recovery are usually the most critical.