Abstract
According to data obtained in HCFMUSP - OPO ( Organ Procurement Organization , Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo ) , most of the lungs not used for transplantation is rejected based on blood gas results ( PO2 < 200 cm H2O with FiO2 100 % and 5 cmH2O PEEP ) .The great difficulty in maintaining potential donors is their hemodynamic stabilization , avoiding the sometimes irreparab…