Research Article
Endothelial Glycocalyx Shedding Occurs during Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Pilot Study
| No. | Type | Age | Sex | Weight (kg) | Mode of death | Donation process | PaO2 at retrieval (mmHg) | Time of the first sample (mins) | Transplanted | Reason for declined transplant |
| 1 | Experimental | 60 | Female | 127 | Cardiac arrest | DCD | 469 | 300 | No | Worsening pulmonary oedema | 2 | Experimental | 40 | Male | 90 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | Brain death | 304 | 240 | No | Bilateral consolidation | 3 | Experimental | 63 | Male | 75 | Asphyxia | Brain death | 400 | 150 | No | Age, heavy smoking history, and emphysematous bullae at retrieval | 4 | Experimental | 40 | Female | 50 | Cerebral haemorrhage | Brain death | 250 (PEEP 10) | 0 | No | Blood group B, poor gas exchange, and heavy smoker | 5 | Clinical | N/A | Male | N/A | Brain injury from fall | Brain death | 228 | 0 | No | Poor gas exchange and long cold ischaemic time | 6 | Clinical | 56 | Female | 90 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | Brain death | 181 | 0 | Yes | | 7 | Clinical | 30 | Female | N/A | Anoxic brain injury | Brain death | 266 | 0 | Yes | | 8 | Clinical | 53 | Male | 90 | Cerebral hypoxia after cardiac arrest | DCD | N/A | 0 | No | Poor gas exchange | 9 | Clinical | 26 | Female | N/A | Traumatic brain injury from fall | Brain death | 366 | 0 | Yes | |
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DCD: donation after circulatory death; brain death: donation after brain death; PaO2: arterial oxygen concentration.
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