Ex Vivo Perfusion With Methylprednisolone Attenuates Brain Death-induced Lung Injury in Rats

Ex Vivo Perfusion With Methylprednisolone Attenuates Brain Death-induced Lung Injury in Rats

Background. The onset of brain death (BD) leads to the deterioration of potential donor lungs. Methylprednisolone is considered to increase lung oxygenation capacity and enhance the procurement yield of donor lungs, when applied in situ, during donor management. However, whether BD-induced lung dama...

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Main Authors: Judith E. van Zanden, MD, Henri G.D. Leuvenink, PhD, Erik A.M. Verschuuren, MD, PhD, Zwanida J. Veldhuis, BSc, Petra J. Ottens, BSc, Michiel E. Erasmus, MD, PhD, Maximilia C. Hottenrott, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-04-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001141

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