Bronchial Artery Revascularization; Surgical Technique
The lung transplant community has long ignored the importance of bronchial arterial blood supply. We review relevant history, published articles addressing post-transplant ischemia, and single center reports of lung transplant with bronchial artery revascularization (BAR), followed by details of surgical technique. In our experience, although BAR requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and there is increased risk of bleeding, ischemic time was shorter and length of ICU and hospital stay was similar.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shinya Unai, James Yun, Gosta B. Pettersson Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research
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