Pericardial closure using donor pericardium significantly reduced mean closure time to 13 minutes compared to 19 minutes with autologous tissue in deceased-donor lung transplantation.
Cohort (n=70)
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Does pericardial closure using donor pericardium reduce closure time compared to autologous tissue in adult patients undergoing deceased-donor lung transplantation?
Pericardial closure using donor pericardium in deceased-donor lung transplantation is technically simpler and faster than using autologous tissue, with no apparent short-term safety concerns.
Absolute Event Rate: 13% vs 19%
p-value: p=0.03
Purpose: The optimal method of pericardial closure in lung transplantation remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility and procedural simplicity of pericardial closure using donor pericardium.
Ryo et al. (Thu,) conducted a cohort in Deceased-donor bilateral lung transplantation (n=70). Donor pericardium vs. Autologous tissue was evaluated on Pericardial closure time (p=0.03). Pericardial closure using donor pericardium significantly reduced mean closure time to 13 minutes compared to 19 minutes with autologous tissue in deceased-donor lung transplantation.