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Ohio infant gets rare double lung transplant
Coshocton Tribune, OH – Dec 25, 2008 If she’d be compromised, any major organ, they would have to remove her from the transplant list.” Doctors kept Elliana isolated for several weeks after the … |
University of Toledo professor to lead organ, tissue preservation … – Toledo Blade
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University of Toledo professor to lead organ, tissue preservation …
Toledo Blade, OH – Dec 25, 2008 Plastination is a method of preserving organs and tissues by replacing fluids with plastic. Dr. Baptista said he was elated to be elected: “In many ways, … |
Holiday joy: Organ donor gives family second chance – Silver City Sun News
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Holiday joy: Organ donor gives family second chance
Silver City Sun News, nm – Dec 25, 2008 But in 30 minutes, the transplant coordinator called Olson and said "maybe there's something we can do." By 11:30 pm Saturday, the transplant team told … |
India hotspot for liver transplants – Times of India
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India hotspot for liver transplants
Times of India, India – Dec 20, 2008 According to Dr Anupam Sibal, medical director for a group of prominent hospitals in the Capital, cadaver organ donation needs to be encouraged much more in … |
Cadaver kidney donation on a rise – Times of India
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Cadaver kidney donation on a rise
Times of India, India – Dec 19, 2008 They say awareness about cadaver organ donation is on the rise. There are three major problems that mar cadaveric organ donation in the city, IRF officials … |
Toronto doctors develop method to preserve lungs; allows more … – The Canadian Press
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Toronto doctors develop method to preserve lungs; allows more …
The Canadian Press, TORONTO – Dec 19, 2008 5 transplant and left the hospital Wednesday, 12 days after the operation. Dr. Gary Levy, head of the hospital's multi-organ transplant team, … Lung transplants double since 1997 Canada.com Doctors repair lungs for transplant Times of India Eighty-four percent more lung transplants in Canada over 10 years Canada NewsWire (press release) MedPage Today – Globe and Mail all 83 news articles |
£1.5m to develop organ preservation device – tce today
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£1.5m to develop organ preservation device
tce today, UK – Dec 18, 2008 “The major benefit of the OrganOx technology will be to increase the number of suitable livers available for organ transplantation,” says Les Russell, … |
25 years after first lung transplant: survival rates improve, more … – The Canadian Press
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25 years after first lung transplant: survival rates improve, more …
The Canadian Press, TORONTO – Dec 18, 2008 TORONTO — Twenty-five years after the world's first successful lung transplant was performed in Toronto, a new report shows that the number of lung … Procedure improves lung transplant odds National Post Lung transplants double since 1997 Canada.com Doctors repair lungs for transplant Times of India MedPage Today – Globe and Mail all 83 news articles |
Surgeons perform first simultaneous double-lung, kidney transplant … – News-Medical.net
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Surgeons perform first simultaneous double-lung, kidney transplant …
News-Medical.net, Australia – Dec 18, 2008 We jumped through a lot of hoops and eventually got him listed here for transplant." Multiple-organ transplants carry special risks. … |
Obese patients wait longer for liver transplant – Reuters India
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Obese patients wait longer for liver transplant
Reuters India, India – Dec 17, 2008 "Our findings suggest a reluctance to perform liver transplantation on obese patients," the authors conclude. Continued… |