Table 2. Acceptance and exclusion criteria after 4–6 h of ex vivo lung perfusion.
Acceptance criteria |
Delta pO2 ≥350 mmHg |
Stable or improving pulmonary artery pressure |
Stable or improving airway pressures |
Stable or improving pulmonary compliance |
Acceptable STEEN solution loss |
Exclusion criteria |
Delta pO2 <350 mmHg |
>15% deterioration on pulmonary artery pressure |
>15% deterioration on airway pressure |
>15% deterioration on pulmonary compliance |
The table is modified from Ref. (38). Delta pO2, difference of PaO2 between samples from left atrium and pulmonary artery under FiO2 of 1.0.