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L Word: June 2014
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I like cats, iced coffee and the color purple. I like reading, writing, making soap and thinking about what's next. I am a double lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. My Two Favorite Dorks. Sunday, June 29, 2014. Hearing the Right Thing at the Right Time. There were two really key things that happened for me there. He said that it was obvious by looking at my how proactive I've been over the years and what good care I've taken of myself (Aww, shucks! For me, the tipping point could be in three m...
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Ex-Vivo Perfusion Publications - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. Ex-Vivo Organ Perfusion and Toronto EVLP System has been widely published in over 100 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles. Key Publications (10 Articles). Whitson B, Black SM. Organ assessment and repair centers: The future of transplantation is near. 2014;4(2): 40–42. Van Raemdonck D, Neyrinck A, Cypel M, Keshavjee SK. 2014;4: 1–14. 3 The Lancet - Respiratory Medicine. Cypel M, Keshavjee SK. Donor management and lung preservation for lung. Normot...
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L Word: October 2014
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I like cats, iced coffee and the color purple. I like reading, writing, making soap and thinking about what's next. I am a double lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. My Two Favorite Dorks. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Laura got her lungs! I created this page for Todd to update throughout my surgery and the first part of my recovery. Thursday Oct 23 2014. Was awoken by a call this morning.maybe this will be the one! Anyway, off to the hospital soon! So far everything has been going very smoothly&#...
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L Word: The Good Kind of Boring
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I like cats, iced coffee and the color purple. I like reading, writing, making soap and thinking about what's next. I am a double lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. My Two Favorite Dorks. Sunday, April 5, 2015. The Good Kind of Boring. Apologies for the gap in my writing. The truth is, I have been busy enjoying life - yay! Bronchoscopy showed no rejection! I feel myself getting short of breath less frequently as my muscles get stronger and my breathing continues to get better. I might possibly...
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How Ex-VIvo Organ Perfusion Works - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. How Does Ex-Vivo Perfusion Work? The Ex-Vivo Perfusion Process:. Prior to ex-vivo perfusion, an organ is removed from a donor body then flushed and rapidly cooled to a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. This is the current standard practice regardless of whether and organ will undergo ex-vivo perfusion or be transported straight for transplant. After placing the organ on the ex-vivo perfusion system, the organ is gradually warmed up and the circulatory f...
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Locations - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. PERFUSIX Unit . PX-1 Facility - Silver Spring, MD. PERFUSIX USA's first ex-vivo organ center in the United States is based in Silver Spring, Maryland. In partnership with Lung Biotechnology and United Therapeutics. Working with the best organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers in the United States, PX-1 is the site of the first clinical trial in the United States for the PERFUSIX ex-vivo lung platform called the Toronto EVLP System.
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Partners - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. Silver Spring, MD. Silver Spring, MD. University Health Network (UHN). University Health Network (UHN) is a network of world-class clinical and research organizations in Toronto, Canada including Toronto General Hospital. TGH) and the Toronto General Research Institute. Göteborg, Sweden and Englewood,. PERFUSIX Canada Inc, PERFUSIX USA Inc 2013-2014.
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The Future of Ex-Vivo Organ Perfusion - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. The Future of Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion. Longer term, researchers are investigating ways to modify a donor organ so a recipient's body would accept the organ as part of itself. These novel therapies would partially or completely address the ongoing battle against organ rejection. Dr Tom Waddell - Discussion of future advanced therapies using ex-vivo organ perfusion. PERFUSIX Canada Inc, PERFUSIX USA Inc 2013-2014.
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Impact of Ex-Vivo Organ Perfusion - PERFUSIX
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The Future of Ex-Vivo. Research and Licensing Home. The Impact of Ex-Vivo Organ Perfusion. The two biggest issues in organ transplant are a. Lack of usable organs. Ex-vivo perfusion has the potential to increase the number of organs available for transplant and improve the quality of those organs transplanted. The impact of this potential is a significant reduction in the wait for an organ transplant and improved outcomes and quality of life of those receiving an organ transplant. Lack of Usable Organs.
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