King’s College London. UK: A 3D printed model of a patient’s heart has been used by surgeons
to help plan how to fix the heart. Researchers at King’s College London
have pioneered a ground-breaking technique whereby a 3D printer working
from scans on the patient, creates a physical replica of a patient’s
organ.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Blood transfusions during heart surgery increase risk of pneumonia
University of Michigan. US: Higher volume of transfused blood further increases pneumonia risk. Patients who receive red blood cell transfusions during coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery are at an increased risk of
developing pneumonia, according to an abstract released today at the 51st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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