Showing posts with label heart surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heart surgery. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

3D copy of patient's heart

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.

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.