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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:342-353
© 1997 Mosby, Inc.

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT

MITIGATION OF INJURY IN CANINE LUNG GRAFTS BY EXOGENOUS SURFACTANT THERAPY

Supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the Ontario Thoracic Society, and the MultiOrgan Transplant Service, London Health Sciences Center.

Received for publication May 17, 1996 revisions requested July 22, 1996; revisions received Sept. 16, 1996 accepted for publication Sept. 18, 1996. Address for reprints: Richard J. Novick, MD, Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Center, University Campus, P.O. Box 5339, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5.

Abstract

Background: Exogenous surfactant therapy of lung donors improves the preservation of normal canine grafts. The current study was designed to determine whether exogenous surfactant can mitigate the damage in lung grafts induced by mechanical ventilation before procurement. Methods and results: Five donor dogs were subjected to 8 hours of mechanical ventilation (tidal volume 45 ml/kg). This produced a significant decrease in oxygen tension (p = 0.007) and significant increases in bronchoscopic lavage fluid neutrophil count (p = 0.05), protein concentration (p = 0.002), and the ratio of poorly functioning small surfactant aggregates to superiorly functioning large aggregates (p = 0.02). Five other animals given instilled bovine lipid extract surfactant and undergoing mechanical ventilation in the same manner demonstrated no significant change in oxygen tension values, lavage fluid protein concentration, or the ratio of small to large aggregates. All 10 lung grafts were then stored for 17 hours at 4° C. Left lungs were transplanted and reperfused for 6 hours. After 6 hours of reperfusion the ratio of oxygen tension to inspired oxygen fraction was 307 ± 63 mm Hg in lung grafts administered surfactant versus 73 ± 14 mm Hg in untreated grafts (p = 0.007). Furthermore, peak inspired pressure was significantly (p < 0.05) lower in treated animals from 90 to 360 minutes of reperfusion. Analysis of lavage fluid of transplanted grafts after reperfusion revealed small to large aggregate ratios of 0.17 ± 0.04 and 0.77 ± 0.17 in treated versus untreated grafts, respectively (p = 0.009). Conclusions: Instillation of surfactant before mechanical ventilation reduced protein leak, maintained a low surfactant small to large aggregate ratio, and prevented a decrease of oxygen tension in donor animals. After transplantation, surfactant-treated grafts had superior oxygen tension values and a higher proportion of superiorly functioning surfactant aggregate forms in the air space than untreated grafts. Exogenous surfactant therapy can protect lung grafts from ventilation-induced injury and may offer a promising means to expand the donor pool.

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