4 research outputs found
Surfactant therapy restores gas exchange in lung injury due to paraquat intoxication in rats
Paraquat is a weed killer which causes often fatal lung damage in humans
and other animals. There is evidence that the pulmonary surfactant system
is involved in the pathophysiology of respiratory failure after paraquat
intoxication and, therefore, the possible therapeutic effect of
intratracheal surfactant administration on gas exchange in rats with
progressive lung injury induced by paraquat poisoning was studied. In one
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Surfactant therapy restores gas exchange in lung injury due to paraquat intoxication in rats
Non-heart-beating lung donation:How big is the pool?
Lungs from non-heart-beating (NHB) donors are seldom used in The Netherlands despite the good quality of these organs. Based on a retrospective analysis of 162 NHB donor procedures we found that only 5% of the lungs were actually utilized, but that 30% of the lungs were suitable for transplantation. Not recognizing the suitability of NHB lungs is likely the main reason for their non-availability