Table 1 Improvements of surgical technique
From: Improvements of surgical techniques in a rat model of an orthotopic single lung transplant
Improvement | Traditional procedure | Modified procedure |
|---|---|---|
Intubation | Tracheotomy and intubation with 14 G angiocatheter | Orotracheal intubation with 16 G angiocatheter |
Cuff | Cuff with tail (Figure 1B) | Cuff without tail (Figure 1C) |
Left lung of recipient | Removed to make more room in thoracic cavity for anastomosis | Preserved and retracted laterally until anastomosis was completed |
Dissection in hilum | The full length of pulmonary artery and the pulmonary vein trunk as well as the left main bronchus were thoroughly isolated | Conservative dissection was performed. Less than one third of each of these were freed (Figure 1A) |
Anastomosing order | The pulmonary vein, the bronchus and the pulmonary artery | The bronchus, the pulmonary vein and the pulmonary artery |
Operator | Two surgeons | Single surgeon |