This article summarizes recent knowledge and clinical advances in machine perfusion (MP)
of thoracic organs. MP of thoracic organs has gained much attention during the last decade …

Lung transplantation is accepted as a well‐established and effective treatment for patients
with end‐stage lung disease. While the number of candidates added to the waitlist continues …

Objectives Ex vivo lung perfusion provides an innovative method to assess and repair donor
lungs. The current Toronto ex vivo lung perfusion protocol can reliably and reproducibly …

The number of lung transplantations is limited due to the shortage of donor lungs fulfilling
the standard criteria. The ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) technique provides the ability of re …

OBJECTIVES We reviewed our combined clinical outcome in patients who underwent lung
transplantation after ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) and compared it to the contemporary …

Background This study compared utilization and outcomes of the 2 widely utilized ex vivo
lung perfusion (EVLP) platforms in the United States: a static platform and a portable …

Outcomes after transplantation of lungs (LuTX) treated with ex‐vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)
are debated. In a single‐center 8 years of retrospective analysis, we compared: donors' and …

There is a severe shortage in the availability of donor organs for lung transplantation. Novel
strategies are needed to optimize usage of available organs to address the growing global …

Background. Damage to the endothelium has been established as a key pathological
process in lung transplantation and ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), a new technology that …

Background. Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has the potential to increase the number of
donor lungs available for lung transplantation (LTx). While the current maximum cold …