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Ex Vivo Porcine Experimental Model for Studying and Teaching Lung Mechanics
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JoVE Journal Medicine
Ex Vivo Porcine Experimental Model for Studying and Teaching Lung Mechanics
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12:09 min

April 19, 2024

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Chapters

  • 00:00Introduction
  • 00:54Anesthesia and animal preparation
  • 01:48Intraoperative mechanical ventilation
  • 02:49Tissue dissection and orotracheal cannula exchange
  • 03:49Animal euthanasia
  • 04:42Cardiopulmonary preparation
  • 05:22Mechanical ventilation inside an acrylic box
  • 06:07Alveolar recruitment maneuver
  • 06:57Cardiopulmonary maintenance
  • 07:48Representative Results
  • 08:53Conclusion

Summary

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We present an ex vivo pig lung model for the demonstration of pulmonary mechanics and alveolar recruitment maneuvers for teaching purposes. The lungs can be used for more than one day (up to five days) with minimal changes in pulmonary mechanics variables.

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