title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. dirk.vanraemdonck@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Dirk E M
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Van Raemdonck
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meers
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neyrinck
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rega
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000032:analysis*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010477:Perfusion; D013552:Swine; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha