Makdisi George, Makdisi Tony, Jarmi Tambi, Caldeira Christiano C
Division of cardiothoracic surgery, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Palliative care division, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USA.
Ann Transl Med. 2017 Sep;5(17):343. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.07.17.
Donor lung shortage has been the main reason to the increasing number of patients waiting for lung transplant. lung perfusion (EVLP) is widely expanding technology to assess and prepare the lungs who are considered marginal for transplantation. the outcomes are encouraging and comparable to the lungs transplanted according to the standard criteria. in this article, we will discuss the history of development, the techniques and protocols of , and the logics and rationales for use.
供体肺短缺一直是等待肺移植患者数量不断增加的主要原因。体外肺灌注(EVLP)是一项正在广泛应用的技术,用于评估和准备那些被认为移植边缘的肺。其结果令人鼓舞,与根据标准标准移植的肺相当。在本文中,我们将讨论体外肺灌注的发展历史、技术和方案,以及使用它的逻辑和基本原理。