Special feature: “current status and future development of organ preservation technology” novel techniques for assessing pulmonary function in cellular ex vivo lung perfusion: a republication of the review published in Japanese Journal of Artificial
(P/F) ratio in the lower pulmonary vein (R = 0.855, P < 0.01), with SaO₂ being significantly lower in non-suitable cases. Real-time lung weight measurement showed that lung weight gain increased significantly after 40 min in non-suitable cases compared with suitable cases (51.6 ± 46.0 g vs. -8.8 ± 25.7 g, P < 0.01). These three approaches proved effective for the quantitative and early assessment of pulmonary function during EVLP. This review was created based on a translation of the Japanese review written in the Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs in 2024 (Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 216-220).
Authors
- Tetsuhito Kigata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-9634)
- Toshihiro Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-0467)
- Katsuhiro Ohuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8039-1296)
- T FUJITA
- Hiromichi Niikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7761-6637)
- Ichiro Sakanoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-6441)
- Eiki Nagaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3768-8692)
- Yoshinori Okada
- Ryo Kosaka
- Daisuke Sakota
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital (JP)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-026-01557-8
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00