Extended post-ex vivo lung perfusion cold preservation predicts primary graft dysfunction and mortality: Results from a multicentric study

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) allows for a reassessment of lung grafts initially deemed unsuitable for transplantation, increasing the available donor pool; however, this requires a pre- and post-EVLP period of cold ischemic time (CIT). Paucity of data exists on how the sequence of cold normothermic –cold preservations affect outcomes.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - May 14, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Miguel M. Leiva-Ju árez, Andreacarola Urso, Elisabet Arango Tomás, David J. Lederer, Pablo Sanchez, Bartley Griffith, R. Duane Davis, Mani Daneshmand, Matthew Hartwig, Edward Cantu, Michael J. Weyant, Christian Bermudez, Jonathan D'Cunha, Tiago Machuca, Tags: ORIGINAL CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research