Lung transplantation from the non-heart beating donor.
The inflated lung, with its unique tolerance of the absence of a circulation, is particularly suited to retrieval from the non-heart beating donor. Absence of some of the squeal of brain death may be a further potential advantage. This concept has been embraced by several centers around the world, with promising early results.
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John H
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Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. j.h.dark@ncl.ac.uk
D001926:Brain Death; D002102:Cadaver; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*