This study examines the way in which risk is perceived by parents of children undergoing congenital cardiac surgery. The findings demonstrate differences in the way mothers and fathers perceive risk, with mothers reporting statistically significantly higher scores than their partners.
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November 15, 2019
November 7, 2019
Filmed at the 2019 EACTS Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, Jill Ley of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco moderates a discussion on pain management strategies that include reduced or no opioid use.
November 7, 2019
Find it here: the 2019 International Thoracic Oncology Symposium live on CTSNet.
October 31, 2019
Sanjay Popat of the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, England, presents a discussion on current therapies and treatments for lung cancer.
October 30, 2019
Abdelhadi Ismail and his co-authors of the Southampton University Hospitals Trust in the United Kingdom present a discussion on cardiac physiology, structure, and function.
October 26, 2019
A must-read position paper.
October 25, 2019
A Thoracic Surgery Foundation International Medical Volunteer describes her experience in Pokhara, Nepal, as a new surgeon volunteer treating underserved patients.
October 24, 2019
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Marco Nardini speaks with Franca Melfi of the University of Pisa in Italy about her experience with robotic thoracic surgery technology.
October 23, 2019
A federal court in Minnesota has dismissed over 5000 lawsuits against 3M Bair Hugger, disagreeing with assertions by plaintiffs that forced-air warming contributes to surgical site infections (SSI). A fallout between the inventor and the company he founded contributed to the acrimony and disparate recommendations surrounding this therapy.
October 23, 2019
A new multidisciplinary guideline for surgical attire has been issued that replaces controversial 2014 recommendations from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).