World Lung & World Heart Day 2020
Medela Aims to Support the Health of Lungs and Hearts
Medela Aims to Support the Health of Lungs and Hearts
01 september 2020 | 1 min read
The World Heart Day and the World Lung Day 2020 promote better lung and heart health globally:
Especially on these days, we should keep in mind that every year millions of patients worldwide undergo cardiac and thoracic surgery. Every operation and subsequent chest drain management may bear certain risks of complications, especially with outdated chest drainage units.
Find out more about complications in thoracic surgery here.
Find out more about complications in cardiac surgery here.
Medela`s Thopaz+ Digital Chest Drainage and Monitoring System* takes chest drainage therapy to a new level of care, because:
* Monitoring of fluid drainage, air leak and pressure
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