Project description:ObjectiveRight lung transplantation in rats has been attempted occasionally, but the technical complexity makes it challenging to apply routinely. Additionally, basic research on inverted lobar lung transplantation is scarce because of the lack of a cost-effective experimental model. We first reported right lung transplantation in a rat model using left-to-right inverted anastomosis to imitate the principle of clinically inverted lung transplantation.MethodsRight lung transplantation was performed in 10 consecutive rats. By using a 3-cuff technique, the left lung of the donor rat was implanted into the right thoracic cavity of the recipient rat. The rat lung graft was rotated 180° along the vertical axis to achieve anatomic matching of right hilar structures. Another 10 consecutive rats had received orthotopic left lung transplantation as a control.ResultsAll lung transplantation procedures were technically successful without intraoperative failure. One rat (10%) died of full pulmonary atelectasis after right lung transplantation, whereas all rats survived after left lung transplantation. No significant difference was observed in heart-lung block retrieval (8.6 ± 0.8 vs 8.4 ± 0.9 minutes), cuff preparation (8.3 ± 0.9 vs 8.7 ± 0.9 minutes), or total procedure time (58.2 ± 2.6 vs 56.6 ± 2.1 minutes) between the right lung transplantation and standard left lung transplantation groups (P > .05), although the cold ischemia time (14.2 ± 0.9 vs 25.5 ± 1.7 minutes) and warm ischemia time (19.8 ± 1.5 vs 13.7 ± 1.8 minutes) were different (P < .001).ConclusionsRight lung transplantation with a left-to-right inverted anastomosis in a rat model is technically easy to master, expeditious, and reproducible. It can potentially imitate the principle of clinically inverted lung transplantation and become an alternative to standard left lung transplantation.
Project description:BackgroundAlthough single and double lung transplantation outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been investigated, right and left single lung transplants have never been rigorously compared to evaluate disease-specific differences. Single lung transplants for COPD often have hyperinflation of the contralateral native lung, which may be more pronounced in left lung transplants.MethodsUsing the United Network for Organ Sharing registry, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 5,585 adults who underwent lung transplantation for COPD from May 4, 2005 to June 30, 2017. Subjects were followed until March 2019. Post-transplant survival was compared using Cox proportional hazards and Royston and Parmar's flexible parametric survival models. We adjusted for donor and recipient factors with known or plausible associations with survival.ResultsLung transplant recipients who received a left single lung transplant for COPD had an increased risk of post-transplant death when compared with those who received a right single lung transplant for COPD (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.08-1.48, p = 0.002). Survival did not differ significantly between double lung transplant and right single lung transplant recipients (HR: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.77-1.02, p = 0.086). Adjusted 5-year survival was 57.8% (95% CI: 55.7-60.1) for double lung recipients, 56.7% (95% CI: 55.4-58.0) for right single lung recipients, and 50.9% (95% CI: 47.2-55.0) for left single lung recipients.ConclusionsIn COPD, right single lung transplantation was associated with improved post-transplant survival compared with left single lung transplantation, and no significant difference in post-transplant survival compared with double lung transplantation was found. In light of the ongoing donor lung shortage, preferential allocation of right single lungs to patients with COPD should be considered.
Project description:Conventional orthotopic implantation of left liver grafts is technically demanding and requires consideration of limited space and vascular complications. The study proposed a modified approach termed "left at right" liver transplantation (LAR-LT), wherein left liver grafts were rotated and implanted in right subphrenic spaces. The selection of recipients for this approach is based on the measurement of the right subphrenic space width and left liver graft length, in which a rotated left liver graft could be comfortably placed in the right subphrenic space. A total of 36 recipients who had undergone LAR-LT between July 2006 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. None of recipients died of complications related to this approach immediately after operation. All grafts showed remarkable increment in liver volume and bi-directional regeneration to fit well within the right abdominal cavity. Meanwhile, the alignment of the biliary tree in LAR-LT is quite straight, making no difficulty in both anastomosis during operation and dealing with biliary stenosis afterward. As such, long-term outcome of LAR-LT is satisfactory. Keeping in mind certain technical concerns, a heterotopic LAR-LT might be safely applied as an alternative with an easier reconstruction procedure for select patients.
Project description:Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has become a reality as a technique to evaluate and recondition lungs from marginal donors. We report the first case on the use of EVLP followed by separate transplantation in two different centres. The local organ procurement organization proposed the lungs of a 53-year-old non-smoker donor who died for cerebral haemorrhage. P/F ratio was 294 after lung recruitment manoeuvres. Oto score was 10. Two centres accepted the grafts for two single transplantations under the condition of EVLP evaluation. After usual retrieval, the bi-pulmonary block was transferred to Centre 1 and EVLP was run as previously described. At the end of the procedure the two lungs were evaluated separately and both judged suitable for transplantation. After cooling and storage on ice, the block was separated on the back table. The left lung was transplanted in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis at Centre 1; surgery was complicated by cardiac arrhythmias that required several defibrillations. The right lung was transferred on ice to Centre 2, 250 km away from Centre 1, and transplanted in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thirty months after transplantations Patient 1 and Patient 2 are both alive, in good clinical conditions. This is the first report of the separate use of lungs after EVLP for non-urgent recipients in two different centres. This experience opens the door to a new allocation model with great potentials on organ shortage. Actually, we demonstrated that the perspective of a 'lung repair centre' is feasible and effective.
Project description:The morphogenesis of left-right (LR) asymmetry is a crucial phase of organogenesis. In the digestive tract, the development of anatomical asymmetry is first evident in the leftward curvature of the stomach. To elucidate the molecular events that shape this archetypal laterality, we performed transcriptome analyses of the left versus right sides of the developing stomach in frog embryos. Besides the known LR gene pitx2, the only gene found to be expressed asymmetrically throughout all stages of curvature was single-minded 2 (sim2), a Down Syndrome-related transcription factor and homolog of a Drosophila gene (sim) required for LR asymmetric looping of the fly gut. We demonstrate that sim2 functions downstream of LR patterning cues to regulate key cellular properties and behaviors in the left stomach epithelium that drive asymmetric curvature. Our results reveal unexpected convergent cooption of single-minded genes during the evolution of LR asymmetric morphogenesis, and have implications for dose-dependent roles of laterality factors in non-laterality-related birth defects.
Project description:Full-left-full-right split liver transplantation (FSLT) for adult recipients, may increase the availability of liver grafts, reduce waitlist time, and benefit recipients with below-average body weight. However, FSLT may lead to impaired graft and patient survival. This study aims to assess outcomes after FSLT. Five databases were searched to identify studies concerning FSLT. Incidences of complications, graft- and patient survival were assessed. Discrete data were pooled with random-effect models. Graft and patient survival after FSLT were compared with whole liver transplantation (WLT) according to the inverse variance method. Vascular complications were reported in 25/273 patients after FSLT (Pooled proportion: 6.9%, 95%CI: 3.1-10.7%, I2 : 36%). Biliary complications were reported in 84/308 patients after FSLT (Pooled proportion: 25.6%, 95%CI: 19-32%, I2 : 44%). Pooled proportions of graft and patient survival after 3 years follow-up were 72.8% (95%CI: 67.2-78.5, n = 231) and 77.3% (95%CI: 66.7-85.8, n = 331), respectively. Compared with WLT, FSLT was associated with increased graft loss (pooled HR: 2.12, 95%CI: 1.24-3.61, P = 0.006, n = 189) and patient mortality (pooled HR: 1.81, 95%CI: 1.17-2.81, P = 0.008, n = 289). FSLT was associated with high incidences of vascular and biliary complications. Nevertheless, long-term patient and graft survival appear acceptable and justify transplant benefit in selected patients.
Project description:BackgroundTo investigate if the correlation between left and right cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) was affected by one-lung ventilation (OLV) in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery.MethodsPatients who underwent surgery for lung cancer were enrolled. Left and right SctO2 were collected during anesthesia. The primary outcome was the correlation between left and right SctO2 at 30 min after OLV which was analysed by Pearson correlation and linear regression model. Secondary outcomes included the trend of left-right SctO2 change over the first 30 min after OLV, correlation of left-right SctO2 during OLV for each patient; maximal difference between left-right SctO2 and its relationship with postoperative delirium.ResultsLeft-right SctO2 was moderately correlated at baseline (r = 0.690, P < 0.001) and poorly correlated at 30 min after OLV (r = 0.383, P < 0.001) in the Pearson correlation analysis. Linear regression analysis showed a poor correlation between left and right SctO2 at 30 min after OLV (r = 0.323, P < 0.001) after adjusting for confounders. The linear mixed model showed a change in left-right SctO2 over the first 30 min after OLV that was statistically significant (coefficient, -0.042; 95% CI, -0.070--0.014; P = 0.004). For the left-right SctO2 correlation during OLV in each patient, 62.9% (78/124) patients showed a strong correlation, 19.4% (24/124) a medium correlation, and the rest a poor correlation. The maximal difference between the left and right SctO2 was 13.5 (9.0, 20.0). Multivariate analysis showed that it was not associated with delirium (odds ratio [OR], 1.023; 95% CI, 0.963-1.087; P = 0.463).ConclusionsThe correlation between left and right SctO2 was affected by one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery. This result indicates the requirement of bilateral SctO2 monitoring to reflect brain oxygenation.Trial registrationThis study was a secondary analysis of a cohort study approved by the Clinical Research Review Board of Peking University First Hospital (#2017-1378) and was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on 10/09/2017 ( http://www.chictr.org.cn , ChiCTR-ROC-17012627).
Project description:The donor shortage in lung transplantation is further exacerbated by the highest organ turn-down rate among all solid organ transplants. Here we present a case of planned single-lung ex-vivo lung perfusion that enabled the use of a single lung for transplantation, that otherwise may have gone unallocated. Creative management of the donor trachea enabled use of both the left and right lungs for separate recipients. Techniques like this may inspire confidence in expansion in use of ex-vivo lung perfusion and a commensurate increase in donor organ utilization for lung transplantation.