Length of pressure-controlled reperfusion is critical for reducing ischaemia-reperfusion injury in an isolated rabbit lung model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ischaemia-reperfusion injury is still a major problem after lung transplantation. Several reports describe the benefits of controlled graft reperfusion. In this study the role of length of the initial pressure-controlled reperfusion...

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Main Authors: Kramm Thorsten, Prüfer Diethard, Guth Stefan, Mayer Eckhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/54