Perfusate-adsorption during ex vivo lung perfusion improves early post-transplant lung function

Improvement in ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) protocols could increase the number of donors available for transplantation and protect the lungs from primary graft dysfunction. We hypothesize that perfusate adsorption during EVLP reconditions the allograft to ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 19, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ilker Iskender, Stephan Arni, Tatsuo Maeyashiki, Necati Citak, Mareike Sauer, Josep Monn é Rodriguez, Thomas Frauenfelder, Isabelle Opitz, Walter Weder, Ilhan Inci Source Type: research