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Dr. Stefan James and Dr. C Michael Gibson Discuss: SWEDEGRAFT – No-touch vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting

Clinical Trial Results

James_Stefan Download Disclosures: TBD

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Abstract 4145425: Patient-Facing Smartphone Application for Perioperative Cardiothoracic Surgery Care Improves Readmission Rates and Patient Satisfaction

Circulation

Patients were tracked for successful registration and use of the app. Post-operative outcomes including readmissions, wound complications, and need for thoracentesis were tracked for 90 days.

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New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons.