Proof-of-principle of a lung sealant based on functionalized polyoxazolines: experiments in an ovine acute aerostasis model
Publication year
2024Source
Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 38, 6, (2024), pp. ivae113, article ivae113ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Surgery
Pathology
Pulmonary Diseases
Journal title
Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume
vol. 38
Issue
iss. 6
Page start
p. ivae113
Subject
Cardio Thoracic Surgery - Radboud University Medical Center; Pathology - Radboud University Medical Center; Pulmonary Diseases - Radboud University Medical Center; Surgery - Radboud University Medical CenterAbstract
OBJECTIVES: More effective lung sealants are needed to prevent prolonged pulmonary air leakage (AL). Polyoxazoline-impregnated gelatin patch (N-hydroxysuccinimide ester functionalized poly(2-oxazoline)s; NHS-POx) was promising for lung sealing ex vivo. The aim of this study is to confirm sealing effectiveness in an in vivo model of lung injury. METHODS: An acute aerostasis model was used in healthy adult female sheep, involving bilateral thoracotomy, amputation lesions (bronchioles Ø > 1.5 mm), sealant application, digital chest tube for monitoring AL, spontaneous ventilation, obduction and bursting pressure measurement. Two experiments were performed: (i) 3 sheep with 2 lesions per lung (N = 4 NHS-POx double-layer, N = 4 NHS-POx single-layer, N = 4 untreated) and (ii) 3 with 1 lesion per lung (N = 3 NHS-POx single-layer, N = 3 untreated). In pooled linear regression, AL was analysed per lung (N = 7 NHS-POx, N = 5 untreated) and bursting pressure per lesion (N = 11 NHS-POx, N = 7 untreated). RESULTS: Baseline AL was similar between groups (mean 1.38-1.47 l/min, P = 0.90). NHS-POx achieved sealing in 1 attempt in 8/11 (72.7%) and in 10/11 (90.9%) in >1 attempt. Application failures were only observed on triangular lesions requiring 3 folds around the lung. No influences of methodological variation between experiments was detected in linear regression (P > 0.9). AL over initial 3 h of drainage was significantly reduced for NHS-POx [median: 7 ml/min, length of interquartile range: 333 ml/min] versus untreated lesions (367 ml/min, length of interquartile range: 680 ml/min, P = 0.036). Bursting pressure was higher for NHS-POx (mean: 33, SD: 16 cmH2O) versus untreated lesions (mean: 19, SD: 15 cmH2O, P = 0.081). CONCLUSIONS: NHS-POx was effective for reducing early AL, and a trend was seen for improvement of bursting strength of the covered defect. Results were affected by application characteristics and lesion geometry.
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