Prolonged extracorporeal preservation and evaluation of human lungs with portable normothermic ex vivo perfusion

Volume: 34, Issue: 3
Published: Mar 1, 2020
Abstract
Many lung donor offers are refused despite increasing demand. Portable normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) could increase donor yield by monitoring and reconditioning extended criteria donor (ECD) lungs. We report its use in human lungs declined for clinical transplantation. Ten sets of such lungs were procured from brain-dead donors and underwent 24 hours of normothermic EVLP using a perfusate based on donor whole blood. Hemodynamic and...
Paper Details
Title
Prolonged extracorporeal preservation and evaluation of human lungs with portable normothermic ex vivo perfusion
Published Date
Mar 1, 2020
Volume
34
Issue
3
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