Background: The ideal preservation method during the warm ischemic period in the non-heart-beating donor (NHBD) remains unclear. In this study we compare the protective effect of ventilation vs cooling of the non-perfused pulmonary graft.
Methods: Domestic pigs (30.8 +/- 0.35 kg) were divided into 3 groups. In Group I, lungs were flushed with cold Perfadex solution, explanted and stored in saline (4 degrees C) for 4 hours (HBD, n = 5). Pigs in the 2 study groups were killed by myocardial fibrillation and left untouched for 1 hour. Lungs in Group II were ventilated (NHBD-V, n = 5) for 3 hours. Lungs in Group III were topically cooled (NHBD-TC, n = 5) in situ for 3 hours with saline (6 degrees C) infused via intra-pleural drains. Thereafter, the left lungs from all groups were prepared for evaluation. In an isolated circuit the left lungs were ventilated and reperfused via the pulmonary artery (PA) with autologous, hemodiluted, deoxygenated blood. Hemodynamic, aerodynamic and oxygenation parameters were measured at 37.5 degrees C and a PA pressure of 20 mm Hg. The wet:dry weight ratio (W/D) was calculated after reperfusion.
Results: Pulmonary vascular resistance, oxygenation index and W/D weight ratio were significantly worse in NHBD-V (3,774 +/- 629 dyn sec cm(-5), 3.43 +/- 0.5, 6.98 +/- 0.42, respectively) compared with NHBD-TC (1,334 +/- 140 dyn sec cm(-5), 2.47 +/- 0.14, 5.72 +/- 0.24, respectively; p < 0.01, p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively) and HBD (1,130 +/- 91 dyn sec cm(-5), 2.25 +/- 0.09, 5.23 +/- 0.49, respectively; p < 0.01, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively groups). No significant differences were observed, however, in any of these parameters between NHBD-TC and HBD (p = 0.46, p = 0.35 and p = 0.12, respectively).
Conclusion: These results indicate that cooling of the pulmonary graft inside the cadaver is the preferred method in an NHBD protocol. It is also confirmed that 1 hour of warm ischemia does not diminish graft function upon reperfusion.
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