Cardiothoracic surgeon Stephanie H. Chan, MD, FACS, led the surgical team that performed the procedure. The world's first fully robotic double lung transplantrepresents a breakthrough in minimally invasive robotic implantation …
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Kidney Transplantation
Fellow leads team in first awake kidney transplant with overnight hospital stay
by News Sourceby News SourceIn May, transplant surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, Kidney transplantation was performed while the patient was awake with only spinal anesthesia.similar to those used during caesarean sections. …
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Dialysis
Remote patient monitoring leads to improved survival rates for dialysis techniques
by Lori Solomonby Lori SolomonCredit: CC0 Public Domain Remote patient monitoring (RPM) may improve technical survival rates for patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), according to a study published in the February issue. kidney …