Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is an innovative therapy applied to donor lungs outside of the body before transplantation that improves organ quality and makes lungs that were previously unsuitable safe for transplant.

Among potential alternatives to address this issue, ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as a modern preservation technique that allows for more accurate lung assessment and also improvement of lung function.

EVLP is a modern preservation technique that allows for the use of donor lungs that might have previously been unsuitable for transplantation. This technology improves the function of the donor lung and allows for a more accurate assessment of organ suitability.

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a modality that allows donor lungs to be evaluated in a closed circuit outside of the body and extends lung donor assessment prior to final acceptance for transplantation. EVLP was first utilized successfully in 2001 in Lund, Sweden.

What is EVLP? EVLP is an innovative therapy. It is applied to donor lungs outside of the body before they are transplanted. It improves organ quality. It also makes lungs safe for transplant that used to be considered unsuitable. How does EVLP work? EVLP is used in lung transplantation.

Feb 23, 2017 · Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) promises to be a comprehensive platform for assessment, reconditioning, and preservation of donor lungs and has been dramatically changing the face of clinical lung transplantation.

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is technology that helps to assess and possibly repair and restore lungs that are damaged at the time of the donor’s death. By repairing lungs that might have previously been considered too damaged for transplant, EVLP helps expand the pool of healthy donor lungs – and helps us save additional lives.

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) as a method aimed at expanding the donor pool by repairing and reconditioning marginal donor lungs, not suitable for transplantation initially. EVLP has been of interest within the scientific community for decades.

Apr 14, 2011 · Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) with the use of acellular normothermic perfusate after organ retrieval is a potential method for assessing lung viability. With EVLP, lungs are perfused and...

In the pre-EVLP era, most EVLP-eligible donor lungs would have been discarded. In our experience, the availability of EVLP also increases the number of conventional lung transplants. Knowing that we can use EVLP, we have been confident in sending our retrieval team to evaluate donor lungs that were seemingly very high risk.