Discussion to: Limited cumulative experience with ex vivo lung perfusion is associated with inferior outcomes after lung transplantation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan;167(1):380-381. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.027. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

Authors

Michael Bowdish¹, Matthew Hartwig², Pedro Catarino³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
² Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University, Medical Center, Durham, NC.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: Pedro.Catarino@cshs.org.

PMID: 37715762
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.027

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MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Circulation
Humans
Lung Transplantation* / adverse effects
Lung* / diagnostic imaging
Lung* / surgery
Organ Preservation
Perfusion / adverse effects
Tissue Donors