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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Anders Andreasson, Professor John Dark, Professor Andrew FisherORCiD
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Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as a new technique for assessing and potentially reconditioning human donor lungs previously unacceptable for clinical transplantation with the potential to dramatically push the limits of organ acceptability. With the recent introduction of portable EVLP, a new era in lung preservation may be upon us with the opportunity to also limit organ ischaemic times and potentially improve the outcome of donor lungs already deemed acceptable for transplantation. It took over half a century for the technique to evolve from basic theory to semi-automated circuits fit for clinical use that are now rapidly being adopted in transplant centres across the globe. With this field in constant evolution and many unanswered questions remaining, our review serves as an update on the state of the art of EVLP in clinical lung transplantation.
Author(s): Andreasson ASI, Dark JH, Fisher AJ
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Year: 2014
Volume: 46
Issue: 5
Pages: 779-788
Print publication date: 01/11/2014
Online publication date: 24/07/2014
Acceptance date: 07/04/2014
ISSN (print): 1010-7940
ISSN (electronic): 1873-734X
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu228
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu228
