Public Health - Langley

Name :

Public Health - Langley

Address  :

22033 Fraser Hwy

Town  :

Langley

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V3A 4H3

Phone  :

604 532 2300

Fax  :

604 514 8036

Web URL  :

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Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile

Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More

Not all ICUs need a specialist at night study

The results published in the New England Journal of Medicine counter an argument from some in the medical community that ICUs need roundtheclock intensivists doctors who specialize in critical care quotOur knee jerk reaction is to try to put intensivists in every ICU at all hours of the day and that reaction is likely a misstep because it overs... Read More