A Short Period of Ventilation without Perfusion Seems to Reduce Atelectasis without Harming the Lungs during Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

Figure 1

Mean arterial oxygen tension (± SEM) before and after modified and conventional EVLP in the aspect of eliminating lung atelectasis after initial EVLP where the lung is warmed up to 37°C and ventilated according to the golden standard for EVLP. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA. N = 6 in each group. Significance was defined as P < 0.05 (*), P < 0.01 (**), P < 0.001 (***), and P > 0.05 (not significant, n.s.).