Techniques for lung transplantation in the rat

Abstract

The rat is an important model organism for lung transplantation research. Orthotopic rat lung transplantation is a complex procedure, which requires advanced microsurgical techniques. This technical paper describes in detail highly reproducible intraoperative microsurgical techniques and peri-operative management, including the donor procedure, recipient anesthetic management, the recipient operation and anticipated peri-operative complications.

Keywords:

• Rat
• lung transplantation
• anesthesia
• surgery

Declaration of interest

There is no potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.