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<em>Ex Vivo</em> Porcine Experimental Model for Studying and Teaching Lung Mechanics

Ex Vivo Porcine Experimental Model for Studying and Teaching Lung Mechanics

Milena Gomes Parzianello Egúsquiza¹, Denise Aya Otsuki¹, José Otávio Costa Auler Junior¹

¹Faculdade de Medicina da, Universidade de São Paulo

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.