Surgery

Research in the area of surgery reported from A.S. Coonar and colleagues

Published in Blood Weekly, June 11th, 2009

"The purpose of this study was to implement real-time transthoracic ultrasound in a thoracic surgery and lung transplant practice. Description. Ultrasound units that are light, small, robust, and portable are now available," scientists in Cambridge, the United Kingdom report.

"Obstacles to use include demarcation issues between specialties, training, and a perception that basic ultrasound may be difficult to use. The experience of implementing this is described. Evaluation. After a training period, 62 studies were performed in 4 months. Patients and clinicians gave positive feedback. The learning time was short, and with ultrasonic guidance, all interventional...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-11)

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