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Fresh whole blood from a single donor is best
Using fresh whole blood from single donors is better than using component blood from multiple donors in paediatric heart surgery patients.
Adoption of LVRS for emphysema urged
Despite the the efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), its adoption for severe emphysema has been exceedingly poor. A new Columbia University study finds that minimally invasive LVRS can be performed with negligible surgical mortality risk.
Heart by-pass risk increases for diabetics
People with diabetes have an increased risk of problems after heart by-pass surgery, researchers have found. Medicinenet reports that they looked at more than...