Incidence and severity of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation using rejected grafts reconditioned with ex vivo lung perfusion [1]
Ex-vivo lung reperfusion was employed to recondition marginal or rejected lung grafts. Eight out of 11 lungs were deemed suitable for transplantation after treatment. Results with regard to primary graft dysfunction were comparable to those of 28 regular transplantations.
Source name:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Subspecialty(ies):
Thoracic [5]
Taxonomy2018 vocabulary term reference:
Lung Transplant [6]