 Bågenholm was brought to the operating theatre , where a team of more than a hundred doctors and nurses worked in shifts for nine hours to save her life . At 21 : 40 , she was connected to a cardiopulmonary bypass machine that warmed up her blood outside of her body before it was reinserted into her veins . Bågenholm 's first heart beat was recorded at 22 : 15 , and her body temperature had risen to 36 @.@ 4 ° C ( 97 @.@ 5 ° F ) at 0 : 49 . Bågenholm 's lung function deteriorated at 02 : 20 , and she spent the following 35 days connected to a ventilator . 
