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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2012 Nov 27;183(1):75–83. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.11.012

Table 1.

Protocol for Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion during the First Hour

Perfusion Time (minutes)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Perfusion Temperature (°C) 20 30 32–35 37 37 37 37
Flow (%)a 10 10 20 30 50 80 100
Double lung flow (mL/min) 230 230 460 689 1149 1839 2298
Single lung flow (mL/min) 115 115 230 345 575 919 1149
Ventilation None None Start
Gas Exchanger None None Start
LA Pressure (mmHg) 3–5 3–5 3–5 3–5 3–5 3–5 3–5
a

Percent of target maintenance perfusion rate.

Abbreviations: LA, left atrium.