Etiket: UMCG
After the disappointment: how the court ruling can still turn out well for pediatric heart surgery in the UMCG
There is disappointment in the UMCG about the failure of the concentration of pediatric cardiac surgery. But the ruling contains plenty that Groningen can draw hope from, in case a…
Nocturnal liver transplants in the UMCG are only occasionally necessary, the hospital can store donor livers for longer
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) can store donor livers for much longer than previously thought – sometimes up to twenty hours – without affecting the safety of the patient.…
The UMCG transplant team operates fitter now that it can store the donor liver for longer. ‘Less stress and better planning’
By giving donor livers special treatment at the UMCG, the organs remain good for much longer. This has all kinds of advantages. Not least, a more equipped transplant team. Time…
Hero Chris (6) donates his big toy truck for sick children in UMCG Groningen
Chris Ubels from Groningen is only six years old, but already a hero. He became too big for his beloved electric truck (a few turns smaller than the average) and…
Relatively quiet night at the UMCG emergency room in Groningen and Wilhelmina Hospital in Assen
The night of New Year’s Eve passed relatively quietly in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Assen and the UMCG in Groningen. One fireworks victim arrived in Groningen. “That was quite serious,”…
UMCG ‘full of confidence’ as judge once again decides on locations of children’s heart centers
It is wrong that Minister Ernst Kuipers has decided to concentrate pediatric heart care in Rotterdam and Groningen. This is the opinion of the hospitals in Leiden, Utrecht and Amsterdam,…
UMCG neurologist: ‘The authorization of crop protection products is incorrect’
The authorization and testing of crop protection products is shaky. “It’s no good,” says UMCG researcher Teus van Laar in the TV Drenthe program De Staat van Drenthe. Crop protection…
RS virus peaks early: children’s wards in Groningen and Drenthe hospitals full. UMCG must cancel operations for little ones
The children’s wards of the hospitals in Groningen and Drenthe are full, resulting in the cancellation of operations. The main reason is the RS virus, which spreads very early. Not…
Primary school children in Uithuizen on a doctor’s date with heart surgeon Massimo Mariani from the UMCG. ‘How does a heart beat?’
Enthusiastic students from groups 5 and 6 of the Christian primary school Koning Willem Alexander in Uithuizen were allowed to ask heart surgeon Massimo Mariani (58) anything about it. He…
Hope for waiting heart patient. Surgeon UMCG: ‘heart transplant will become routine operation’
The waiting lists for a donor heart will probably go down in the future. Thanks to a new technique developed by UCMG, UMC Utrecht and Erasmus MC: the heart-in-a-box. As…