Step by step toward the summit

I read with great interest the original article by Oishi and colleagues1 and the corresponding letter to the Editor composed by Katz and colleagues. Oishi and colleagues' work is one of the most recent publications from the Toronto lung transplant laboratories and has to be interpreted as such. Having established a protocol, which can be used to safely perfuse human donor lungs ex  vivo, the research group has consequently taken the next step and applies this platform to treat and improve organs.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Thoracic: Lung Transplant: Reply to Letter to the Editor Source Type: research