Table 3.
Standard (n = 28) | EVLP (n = 7) | P | |
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Cold ischemia pre-EVLP | – | 281 ± 58 | |
Normothermic lung perfusion | – | 268 ± 104 | |
Cold ischemia pre-LTx | 356 ± 140 | 345 ± 154 | 0.84 |
Warm ischemia | 89 ± 15 | 94 ± 24 | 0.56 |
Cross-clamp to reperfusion | 446 ± 140 | 968 ± 180 | <0.05 |
Lungs of the Standard group were procured at the time of donor cross-clamp and used for transplantation after cold storage (cold ischemia pre-LTx). Lungs of the EVLP group were cold-stored at the time of donor cross-clamp (cold ischemia pre-EVLP), underwent normothermic lung perfusion, and, if deemed suitable for transplantation, cooled down once more before transplantation (cold ischemia pre-LTx).
Data in the table refer to the time (min) elapsed within the above-described intervals and refer to the second lung in bilateral transplantations. To compare data, Student's t-test analysis was conducted. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
LTx: lung transplantation.