Ex-vivo recruitment and x-ray assessment of donor lungs in a challenging retrieval from a donor supported by lvad using the portable normothermic perfusion system: a case report

Abstract Background Lung transplantation (LTx) is limited by the shortage of suitable donors. To overcome this problem, many programs have begun to use donors with extended criteria (marginal donors). However, brain-dead patients with implanted mechanical circulatory support system have rarely been...

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Main Authors: Marco Schiavon, Francesca Calabrese, Guido Di Gregorio, Monica Loy, Giuseppe Marulli, Alessandro Rebusso, Fiorella Calabrese, Federico Rea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
VAD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0597-1