How to Recondition Ex Vivo Initially Rejected Donor Lungs for Clinical Transplantation: Clinical Experience from Lund University Hospital

A major problem in clinical lung transplantation is the shortage of donor lungs. Only about 20% of donor lungs are accepted for transplantation. We have recently reported the results of the first six double lung transplantations performed with donor lungs reconditioned ex vivo that had been deemed...

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Main Authors: Sandra Lindstedt, Atli Eyjolfsson, Bansi Koul, Per Wierup, Leif Pierre, Ronny Gustafsson, Richard Ingemansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/754383