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BreathinSteven
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Hi Dave!
Awesome link, Rebjane! I think I saw it on NPR before... I believe that there are a few different types of ex-vivo lung perfusion machines -- I think one of them you take to the procurement and the lungs are transported in the ex-vivo unit... And the other is at the recipient's hospital and the lungs are placed into it when they arrive... They allow for the lungs to be perfused, and often repaired -- and they allow for lungs that might otherwise be wasted, to save a life or lives... I believe that it's still in the trial/testing stage in the U.S. -- but it's being used in Canada and Europe... Here are two other links:
http://www.pennmedicine.org/transpl...s/lung-transplant/ex-vivo-lung-perfusion.html
Here is a slide presentation that was given at a conference -- it may be difficult to follow, since we don't know the entire presentation -- but it has interesting information and pictures:
http://www.ucsfcme.com/2013/MAN13002/slides/16.KUKREJA.Lung.in.a.Box.pdf
Love, Steve
Awesome link, Rebjane! I think I saw it on NPR before... I believe that there are a few different types of ex-vivo lung perfusion machines -- I think one of them you take to the procurement and the lungs are transported in the ex-vivo unit... And the other is at the recipient's hospital and the lungs are placed into it when they arrive... They allow for the lungs to be perfused, and often repaired -- and they allow for lungs that might otherwise be wasted, to save a life or lives... I believe that it's still in the trial/testing stage in the U.S. -- but it's being used in Canada and Europe... Here are two other links:
http://www.pennmedicine.org/transpl...s/lung-transplant/ex-vivo-lung-perfusion.html
Here is a slide presentation that was given at a conference -- it may be difficult to follow, since we don't know the entire presentation -- but it has interesting information and pictures:
http://www.ucsfcme.com/2013/MAN13002/slides/16.KUKREJA.Lung.in.a.Box.pdf
Love, Steve