The protective effect of hypercapnia on ischemia-reperfusion injury in lungs

We observed that hypercapnic ventilation during reperfusion reduces the development of pulmonary oedema and has a protective effect on the oxygen transport ability of the lungs after warm ischemia. The effect of CO2 on pulmonary oedema and on oxygen transport ability after warm ischemia could be of clinical importance for NHBD transplantation.