Rehab after Lung Transplant, LVAD infections, and Preoperative Assessments: ISHLT Journal Watch covers Nursing and Allied Health Topics

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This month's ISHLT Journal Watch features recent topics in transplant and MCS nursing and allied health.

Issue editor Laura McGarrigle, of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at Wythenshawe Hospital, gathers topics from three contributors. You'll read about:

• How new protocols for a post-lung transplant inpatient rehab were improved to fast-track completion of the program
• The impact of silver dressing on LVAD driveline infections
• How preoperative assessments can better predict self-care outcomes after device implantation

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Issue Editor: 

Laura McGarrigle
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe Hospital

Contributors:

Nicholas Bourgeois, PT, PhD
University of Montreal
Montreal, QC Canada

Shishir Kore, RN, PG Cert, BSN
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, UK

Emma Matthews, BSc (Hons)
Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, UK

Journal Watch Senior Editor

Ross Thomson, BA, BMBCh, MRCP

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