Monthly Archives: December 2008

Holiday joy: Organ donor gives family second chance – Silver City Sun News


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


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


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)
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£1.5m to develop organ preservation device – tce today


£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
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Surgeons perform first simultaneous double-lung, kidney transplant … – News-Medical.net


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


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...

Marlette man in need of kidney transplant – The County Press


Marlette man in need of kidney transplant
The County Press, MI - Dec 17, 2008
Transplant Coordinator Brenda Bergeron is helping to screen potential donors. Marty is on the transplant list the University of Toledo and hopes to soon get ...

Doctors perform 'near total' face transplant on woman in United States – Telegraph.co.uk


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Doctors perform 'near total' face transplant on woman in United States
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Dec 16, 2008
Candidates for facial transplantation are likely to have been through dozens of operations with skin grafts taken from their own body to rebuild their face
Video: Cleveland Doctors Discuss Face Transplant AssociatedPress
Surgeons Say Recipient of Face Transplant 'Is Doing Well' Washington Post
Doctors Describe First US Face Transplant U.S. News & World Report
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