在压力下执行:在机减压过程中维持供体肺压力

John Eisenga1, Sigrid Ringenberg1, Magdy M El-Sayed Ahmed2

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

概括

一种新型的捐赠肺部保护系统在飞机机压力下降时保持了气道压力. 这种系统确保了成功的肺移植与最小的手术后初级移植功能障碍 (PGD).

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