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New artificial lung developed to support pre-term babies in respiratory distress – News-Medical.Net
An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers has developed an artificial lung to support pre-term and other newborn babies in…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020
An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers has developed an artificial lung to support pre-term and other newborn babies in respiratory distress.
The group has proven the concept using a live piglet, a major step along the route toward approval for use in humans, where the portable device could save many lives and prevent catastrophic damage by taking up some of the placenta’s role in oxygenating the blood until…
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