Ex vivo lung perfusion in Brazil

Objective: To evaluate the use of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) clinically to prepare donor lungs for transplantation. Methods: A prospective study involving EVLP for the reconditioning of extended-criteria donor lungs, the criteria for which include aspects such as a PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300 mmH...

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Main Authors: Luis Gustavo Abdalla, Karina Andrighetti de Oliveira Braga, Natalia Aparecida Nepomuceno, Lucas Matos Fernandes, Marcos Naoyuki Samano, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000200095&lng=en&tlng=en