Cairns Day Surgery

Name :

Cairns Day Surgery

Address  :

156-160 Grafton St

Town  :

Cairns

State  :

Queensland

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

4870

Phone  :

07 4051 5454

Fax  :

07 4031 7049

Web URL  :

Shortage of donor skin tissue worries specialists

Burns specialists say a shortage of donor skin tissue means there would not be enough to treat serious burns patients in the event of a largescale disaster Victoria is the only State to supply skin donor tissue to burns units across Australia Heather Cleland from Melbournes Alfred Hospital says supplies were stretched after the Black Saturday... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More