Ischemia–reperfusion–induced lung injury is characterized by nonspecific alveolar damage,
lung edema, and hypoxemia occurring within 72 hours after lung transplantation. The most …

Lung transplantation nowadays is a well-accepted and routine treatment for well selected
patients with terminal respiratory disease. However, it took several decades of experimental …

Objective The study objective was to compare the outcomes of intraoperative extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation versus cardiopulmonary bypass support in lung transplantation …

OBJECTIVES: Patients requiring extracorporeal cardiorespiratory support during lung
transplantation can be treated with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or …

Dysfunction of the pulmonary allograft with impaired oxygenation and radiographic opacities
consistent with pulmonary edema occurs in up to 50% of lung transplant (LTx) recipients. 1 …

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the field of lung
transplantation has rapidly expanded over the past 30 years. It has become an important …

Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a major determinant of morbidity and mortality following
lung transplantation. Delineating basic mechanisms and molecular signatures of PGD …

Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) is an invaluable tool in lung transplantation (lutx). More
than the past years, an increasing number of centers changed their standard for …

A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured
protocol. The question addressed was whether double lung transplantation should be …

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator instead of standard cardiopulmonary
bypass during lung transplantation is debatable. Moreover, recently, the concept of …