The first human lung transplantation was performed by Dr. lames Hardy at the University of
Mississippi in 1une 1963 (l). Between 1963 and 1974, 36 patients underwent lung …

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has become a crucial tool in the
management of lung transplant recipients. Detection of pulmonary infectious pathogens by …

Reperfusion lung injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality after orthotopic lung
transplantation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of the alveolar …

Decreased nitric oxide (NO) production has been reported during lung transplantation in
patients. To study the effects of ischemia and reperfusion on endogenous NO synthase …

OBJECTIVE: A central role of macrophages in initiating lung ischemia-reperfusion injury is
emerging. Tumor necrosis factor-α is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted mainly by …

Further examination of the parameters of oxidative stress, perioperative changes in the
vasoregulatory mechanisms of the pulmonary circulation, and characterisation of the …

Study objective To examine the effect of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)
on pulmonary vascular permeability. Design A prospective, serial study. Setting Department …

Many thoracic surgical procedures involve excision or destruction of intrathoracic and
mediastinal lymphatics. It is widely assumed that the mediastinal lymphatic system is …

The literature has been reviewed to evaluate the technique and clinical value of
radionuclide measurements of microvascular permeability and oedema formation in the …

To determine the importance of static lung inflation during storage, graft performance was
evaluated at different levels of intratracheal pressure and varying ischemic intervals. Lewis …