. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: Chest. 2008 Nov 18;135(2):269–275. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-0919

Table 2. Alveolar Fluid Clearance, Weight Gain, Hemodynamic, and Gas Exchange Variables During ex Vivo Lung Perfusion^*.

Measurements	All Lungs (n = 30)	Maximal AFC (> 14%/h) [n = 16]	Submaximal AFC (≤ 14%/h) [n = 14]
AFC, %/h	17 ± 2	26 ± 2	7 ± 1
Pao₂/fraction of inspired oxygen
Initial	214 ± 19	192 ± 15	239 ± 24
Final	188 ± 20^†	170 ± 16^†	209 ± 25^†
pH
Initial	7.51 ± 0.03	7.55 ± 0.05	7.47 ± 0.04
Final	7.47 ± 0.04^†	7.52 ± 0.05^†	7.42 ± 0.05^†
Perfusion flow rate, L/min	0.27 ± 0.01	0.27 ± 0.01	0.26 ± 0.03
Total pulmonary vascular resistance, mm Hg/L/min/100 g
Initial	15.6 ± 3.3	19.4 ± 5.6	11.4 ± 2.8
Final	14.8 ± 3.3^†	18.4 ± 5.6^†	10.6 ± 2.8^†

Data are presented as mean ± SE.

^†

Beginning of experiment vs end of experiment, p < 0.05.

Table 2. Alveolar Fluid Clearance, Weight Gain, Hemodynamic, and Gas Exchange Variables During ex Vivo Lung Perfusion*.