EBUS safe in kids but bronchoscopists need to know more

Linear and radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) procedures are safe and feasible in children however to date only linear EBUS has demonstrated clinical utility, Australian bronchoscopists say. A retrospective study of 10 children from the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and...

Linear and radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) procedures are safe and feasible in children however to date only linear EBUS has...

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Man with COPD catches fire during heart surgery

An Australian man's chest has caught fire during emergency heart surgery after a dry surgical pack ignited in a high oxygen environment, researchers report. The 60 year old man with a history of COPD was undergoing surgery for a...

An Australian man's chest has caught fire during emergency heart surgery after a dry surgical pack ignited in...

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Lung transplants: 8 things we have learned from the WA experience

Although the first lung transplant in Australia was done in 1986, patients in WA had to wait almost two decades before transplantatation started in the state in 2004. Since then, 115 lung transplants have been performed, and Professor Bill Musk...

Although the first lung transplant in Australia was done in 1986, patients in WA had to wait almost two decades...

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Pivotal findings for endobronchial valves

Patients with severe emphysema treated with endobronchial valves (EBV) have been shown to have improved lung function, exercise tolerance and quality of life one year following their procedure. However it comes with a pneumothorax rate of 26.6%. The LIBERATE trial, the largest...

Patients with severe emphysema treated with endobronchial valves (EBV) have been shown to have improved lung function, exercise tolerance and...

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“We show exactly where the air is going”: the smart lung function test

Australian technology - a 4D, X-ray fluoroscopy-based take on lung function testing - can help pinpoint regional deficits in lung function that global measures such as spirometry cannot. Presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference and with FDA approval pending, 4Dx...

Australian technology - a 4D, X-ray fluoroscopy-based take on lung function testing - can help pinpoint regional deficits in lung...

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Lack of CPAP a factor in death of patient after OSA surgery: coroner

A coroner has highlighted the importance of using CPAP and oxygen monitoring immediately after surgery to correct severe obstructive sleep apnea, in the case of a man who died from complications of hypoxia. The Tasmanian coroner investigated the death of a...

A coroner has highlighted the importance of using CPAP and oxygen monitoring immediately after surgery to correct severe obstructive sleep...

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Music soothes during pleural tap

Anxiety associated with pleural procedures can be reduced when patients listen to music of their choice, according to a single centre, randomised controlled trial. Speaking at the Gold Coast Health Research Week Conference, respiratory specialist Associate Professor Krishna Sriram said the...

Anxiety associated with pleural procedures can be reduced when patients listen to music of their choice, according to a single...

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Undignified death for the Cancer Drug Fund

Countries considering quarantining funds to provide faster access to expensive cancer drugs have been warned - the UK experiment failed. Set up in 2010 with a budget of £50 million per year, the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) ended up costing the...

Countries considering quarantining funds to provide faster access to expensive cancer drugs have been warned - the UK experiment failed. Set...

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Pleurodesis findings challenge current guidelines

Current guidelines that advocate the avoidance of NSAIDs and use of small chest tubes in patients with malignant pleural effusion undergoing pleurodesis have been challenged by a group of international experts. Writing in JAMA the research team including Professor Y.C. Gary Lee...

Current guidelines that advocate the avoidance of NSAIDs and use of small chest tubes in patients with malignant pleural effusion...

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And the time to best lung function following transplant is…

A researcher from the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane has defined the time it takes for a lung transplant patient to reach their optimum lung function following surgery. Presenting to delegates as part of the ANZSRS young investigator oral presentations Emma...

A researcher from the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane has defined the time it takes for a lung transplant patient...