Open AccessThe mode of death in the non-heart-beating donor has an impact on lung graft quality☆☆☆
Author(s) -
Caroline Van De Wauwer,
Arne Neyrinck,
N. Geudens,
Filip Rega,
Geert M. Verleden,
Antoon Lerut,
Dirk Van Raemdonck
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.05.010
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular fibrillation , lung , vascular resistance , cardiology , circulatory system , hemodynamics
We hypothesised that the agonal phase prior to cardiac death may negatively influence the quality of the pulmonary graft recovered from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs). Different modes of death were compared in an experimental model.
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