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WORLD’S CLINICAL NEWS LEADER
2018
Vol.36 No.5 • 10-11/2018
Hall 11-J71
DAILY CLINICAL NEWS
ISSN 0898-7270
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Guiding Sheath Reduces Dependency on Fluoroscopy new steerable guiding sheath reduces radiation exposure and dependency on fluoroscopy during cardiac catheter ablation procedures. The Biosense Webster (BW; Diamond Bar, CA, USA; www.biosensewebster.com) Carto Vizigo 8.5F bi-directional guiding
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Electronic Health Records Lead to Lower Hospital Mortality dopting electronic health records (EHRs) results in declining mortality rates over time, which continue to drop when new functions are adopted, claims a new study. Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M; Ann Arbor, USA;
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www.umich.edu), the Harvard Global Health Institute (Cambridge, MA, USA; https://global health.harvard.edu), and other institutions conducted a study that analyzed data sets from 5,992 US hospitals in order to examine how adoption of EHR might be associated
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Hyperscan Proton Therapy System Provides Improved Speed and Accuracy
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Non-Invasive Device Rapidly Identifies Liver Disease n innovative liver scanner uses a combination of shear waves and ultrasound to quantify liver fibrosis and steatosis. The Echosens (Paris, France; www. echosens.com) FibroScan 630 Expert is a non-invasive device that can provide reproducible, accurate assessment of chronic liver diseases, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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Smart Bandage Senses Wound Healing Evolvement new study describes how an automated flexible wound dressing with temperature and pH sensors can monitor wound status in real time. Under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA, USA; www.mit.edu), the California NanoSystems Institute (Los Angeles, CA, USA; https://cnsi.ucla.edu), Tufts University (Medford, MA, USA;
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new proton therapy system delivers radiation doses by targeting tumors with sub-atomic particles, significantly improving speed and accuracy. At three times sharper dropoff in radiation at field edge, the system can also spare healthy tissue from unnecessary radiation.
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novel intra-aortic balloon (IAB) pump console helps wean patients from cardiopulmonary bypass after suffering perioperative injury to myocardial tissue. The Angiodroid (San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy; www.angiodroid.
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