Analysis of different levels of positive end-expiratory pressure during lung retrieval for transplantation: an experimental study
Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (7), 2019
Atelectasis and inadequate oxygenation in lung donors is a common problem during the retrieval of these organs. Nevertheless, the use of high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is not habitual during procedures of lung retrieval. Twenty-one Sprague-Dawley male consanguineous rats were used in the st...