Research Grants 2014
Three EACTA grants were given this year (nine applications were recieved) to:
Applicant: Massimiliano Greco, MD, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Title: A randomized controlled study on the effect of early extubation and non invasive ventilation in patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aneurysmectomy.
Applicant: Maurice Hogan, MD, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Title: The efficacy of prophylactic nasal high flow oxygen compared with soft face mask oxygen therapy in improving early postoperative recovery in patients after lung resection surgery.
Applicant: Steffen Rex, M.D., Ph.D., University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Title: Xenon as an adjuvant to propofol anesthesia in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled clinical trial