Donor Care Location Impacts Lung Transplant Recipient Survival
Penn researchers compared lung transplant survival rates between hospital-based and independent donor care units.
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IPV Therapy: An Essential Solution for Secretion Clearance and Atelectasis
Retained and excessive secretions can lead to disorders like atelectasis but therapies like Percussionaire's IPV therapy—recently acquired by Sentec—can improve patient outcomes.
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Electrical Stimulation Restores Breathing in Anesthetized Patients
Administering electrical pulses to the back of the neck of patients undergoing opioid sedation can help patients regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use, according to new research.
Bronchoscopy: Diagnosis and Airway Clearance
Bronchoscopy plays a role in both diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and recent advances in the procedure have greatly enhanced the usefulness of the fiberoptic bronchoscope.Â
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Cardiovascular Surgery for Perioperative Pulmonary Hypertension: A Review
Clinical trial and real-world data provide evidence that inhaled nitric oxide is effective for reducing pulmonary hypertension in the perioperative setting.Â
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Offering Flu Vaccinations to Children Having Surgery Significantly Increases Number Vaccinated
Actively offering an influenza vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased vaccination rates by 3,500% at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
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Reducing Operating Room Waste Through ‘Green’ Sustainable Practices
According to The Joint Commission, 90% of operating room waste is improperly sorted and sent for unnecessary biohazard waste processing, but sustainability initiatives can reduce waste.
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Organ Recipients May Benefit from Three Doses of mRNA Vaccine
For the first time, there is evidence to show that three doses of vaccine increase antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 more than the standard two-dose regimen for people who have received solid organ transplants.
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Spiration Valve System for Emphysema Now Covered Under Medical Mutual of Ohio
Medical Mutual of Ohio updated its coverage to include the Spiration Valve System for eligible patients suffering from severe emphysema.
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Poverty Tied to Worse Survival, Fewer Lung Transplants in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have worse outcomes if they live in poor neighborhoods.
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Study: Surgery Outcomes for Segmental Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
A new study, presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery’s annual meeting, found that patients treated surgically for segmental chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension had positive outcomes.
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First-ever Human Trachea Transplant Successful
A New York woman is the first successful recipient of a trachea transplantation. The procedure was conducted at Mount Sinai in New York and is the first-ever human trachea transplant.
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Improving Surgical Outcomes for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Controlling Postoperative Inflammation in the Paranasal Sinuses, including the Frontal and Maxillary
Despite improvements in surgical technique to limit tissue trauma in chronic rhinosinusitis patients, postoperative challenges can limit endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes, including scarring or stenosis of surgical opening and recurrent inflammation and polyposis.
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Medtronic Recalls Thoracic Stent Graft Systems
Medtronic has issued a voluntarily global recall of unused Medtronic Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft systems and informed physicians to immediately cease use of the device until further notice.
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3D-printed Bioresorbable Stents Could Simplify Future Treatment of Upper Airway Obstruction
A research team in Switzerland has developed a bioresorbable airway stent that they hope will one...
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