Is there life on the airway tree? A pilot study of bronchial cell vitality and tissue morphology in the ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) era of lung transplantation.

Massimo BoffiniPaola CassoniAlessandro GambellaErika SimonatoLuisa DelsedimeMatteo MarroVito FanelliAndrea CostamagnaPaolo Olivo LausiPaolo SolidoroFabrizio ScaliniCristina BarberoLuca BrazziMauro RinaldiLuca Bertero

Published in: Artificial organs (2022)

Based on these data, we observed that EVLP did not significantly impact bronchial cell vitality and airway tissue preservation nor interfere with bronchial anastomosis healing, further supporting it as a safe and useful procedure.

Keyphrases

single cell
cell therapy
electronic health record
stem cells
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
bone marrow
deep learning
contrast enhanced