Report of the ISHLT working group on primary lung graft dysfunction part II: definition. A consensus statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung …

JD Christie, M Carby, R Bag, P Corris… - The Journal of heart …, 2005 - jhltonline.org
Despite many advances in organ preservation, surgical technique, and peri-operative care,
primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality after
lung transplantation. 1–4 Variously referred to as severe ischemia-reperfusion injury, early
graft dysfunction or the re-implantation response, PGD after lung transplantation has many
features in common with other forms of acute lung injury (ALI), including severe hypoxemia
in the first 72 hours after surgery, lung edema, and radiographic evidence of diffuse …