Long-term preservation with interim evaluation of lungs from a non-heart-beating donor after a warm ischemic interval of 90 minutes.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of in situ preservation and ex vivo evaluation of lungs from a non-heart-beating donor (NHBD) prior to long-term cold storage. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The use of pulmonary grafts from NHBD might alleviate the organ shortage. However, viability testing of these g...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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