Ex vivo lung perfusion made easy

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Mar 23:2021. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.018.

Abstract

Ex vivo lung perfusion is an indispensable tool in the armamentarium of any lung transplant center. It helps to increase an already shrinking donor pool by offering a chance to assess suboptimal donor lungs in a systematic manner and improve them by treating them with low-molecular-weight perfusate. We offer a stepwise guide to carry out ex vivo lung perfusion on the donor lungs and criteria to accept them for transplants.

Keywords: Ex vivo lung perfusion; Lung donation; Lung transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Donor Selection / methods*
  • Extracorporeal Circulation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / physiology*
  • Lung / physiopathology
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Preservation / methods*
  • Perfusion / methods*
  • Tissue Donors