Publications by authors named "V K Puri"
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Lung Cancer Screening, Version 1.2025.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
January 2025
The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Lung Cancer Screening provide criteria for selecting individuals for screening and offer recommendations for evaluating and managing lung nodules detected during initial and subsequent annual screening. These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Specialized Donor Care Facility Model Improves Operating Room Efficiency.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
September 2024
Background: Organ procurement organizations coordinate organ donation through 2 distinct models of care: the conventional model, in which donors are managed at hospitals where brain death occurs, and the specialized donor care facility (SDCF) model, where brain dead donors are transferred to a freestanding facility. The aim of this study is to compare operating room efficiency for procurements between the SDCF and conventional models of care.
Methods: We performed a prospective analysis of operating room efficiency between thoracic donor procurement operations performed at a SDCF and other organ procurement organizations using the conventional model of care.
Assessment of comorbid diseases is essential to clinical research and may risk-stratify patients for mortality independent of established methods such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). In a retrospective study of U.S.
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- Hepatic encephalopathy and neurodegenerative disorders due to liver impairment require innovative treatment approaches, leading to interest in stem cell transplantation as a potential therapy.
- This review focuses on various aspects of stem cell therapy, including its application in treating neurodegenerative disorders linked to liver damage, discussing the roles of liver transplantation and potential advantages and challenges of both methods.
- It also highlights the integration of nanotechnology in enhancing stem cell therapies and aims to explore the efficacy, safety, and future of regenerative medicine in addressing the complex relationship between liver health and neurodegeneration.
In the dynamic landscape of the tech industry, the escalating requirement for swift and secure data transmission has catalyzed innovation in integrated communication systems. Free-Space Optics (FSOs) has emerged as a promising contender in optical communications. While conventional optical fiber systems can achieve bit rates of up to 40 Gbps with proper design, they are limited primarily by electronics rather than semiconductor laser capabilities.
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