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Podcast: JAMA Clinical Reviews
Episode: Replacing the Trachea: An Exciting New Procedure; But How Do We Know It Really Works?
Description: Many attempts to replace the trachea have failed in the past. The most spectacular failure was fraudulent research done in Europe by a high-profile surgeon who was eventually charged with scientific misconduct. JAMA now reports a clinical series of successful tracheal transplants done in France. How do we know the procedures described in JAMA really worked? The answer is provided in this podcast.