Successful Lung Transplantation After Acellular Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion With Prone Positioning.

Niikawa, Hiromichi; Okamoto, Toshihiro; Ayyat, Kamal S; Sakanoue, Ichiro; Yun, James J; McCurry, Kenneth R · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Use of prone positioning during ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) with the Toronto protocol reduced pulmonary edema in marginal human donor lungs. This report describes 2 cases in which prone positioning during EVLP significantly reduced lung weight. One of the 2 cases resulted in successful double-lung transplantation.

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