Donor Preconditioning with Inhaled Sevoflurane Mitigates the Effects of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Swine Model of Lung Transplantation

Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) occur in up to 30% of patients undergoing lung transplantation and may impact on the clinical outcome. Several strategies for the prevention and treatment of PGD have been proposed, but with limited use in clinical practice. In th...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Bertani, Vitale Miceli, Lavinia De Monte, Giovanna Occhipinti, Valeria Pagano, Rosa Liotta, Ester Badami, Fabio Tuzzolino, Antonio Arcadipane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6625955