Ex vivo Lung Perfusion: A Platform for Lung Evaluation and Repair

Lung transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients suffering from end-stage lung disease; however, the majority of donor lungs are injured and attempts to transplant them results in a high risk of primary graft dysfunction in the recipient, a type of severe acute lung injury. Previously, a...

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Main Author: Yeung, Jonathan
Other Authors: Keshavjee, Shaf
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31987