Patients May Receive Unrealistic Recovery Timelines for Robotic Lung Surgery
A study surveying patients who underwent robotic lung surgery found that many experience longer healing times than the commonly advised six-week recovery period.
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Ex vivo Lung Perfusion Device Facilitates Lung Transplantation
To help expand the lung transplant donor pool, Northwestern Medicine is now using a device called XPS, which is used for ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP).
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Getinge Flow Family Anesthesia Machines Contracted by Premier Inc
Getinge Flow Family anesthesia machines will now be available to Premier Inc's network of 4,400 US hospitals and health systems and 225,000 other providers and organizations.
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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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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First COVID-19 Patient Lung Transplant Completed in Europe
MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital carried out a lung transplant on a 45-year-old woman who developed severe respiratory failure as a result of COVID-19.
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Tumor-lighting Technology Illuminates Lung Cancer Tissue
A tumor-highlighting technology called OTL38 enhances the visualization of lung cancer tissue, providing surgeons with a significantly better chance of finding and removing more cancer.
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Diaphragm Pacemaker Transmitter Gets FDA Approval
The Avery Biomedical Devices diaphragm pacemaker transmitter, Spirit, has earned FDA approval and is now being offered to patients using its pacing system.
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New Mass Flow Meter for Respiratory, Anesthesia Settings
Sensirion has released a new mass flow meter, the SFM4300, which allows more sensitive gas mixture measurements at low-flow rates, according to the company.
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