Table 1 Clinical and Pathological Results of Animals with Tracheal Replacement using 3-D Printed Artificial Tracheas.
Group, animal no. | State | Follow-up | Complication | Stenosis rate (%) | Respiratory scoring | Epithelialisation | Cartilage regeneration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | |||||||
1 | Sacrificed | 45 days | Diarrhea, anorexia | 39.757 | 3 | Â | Â |
2 | Died | 3 months | Â | 29.712 | 1 | Â | Â |
3 | Sacrificed | 44 days | Nasal discharge, anorexia | 76.428 | 3 | Â | Â |
4 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 38.271 | 2 | Â | Â |
5 | Died | 3 months | Â | 22.470 | 2 | Â | Â |
6 | Â | 34 days | Nasal discharge, anorexia | 70.471 | 3 | Â | Â |
Experimental | |||||||
7 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 13.529 | 0 | Mucociliary | Â |
8 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 23.357 | 1 | Squamous metaplasia | Â |
9 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 9.477 | 0 | Mucociliary | Â |
10 | Died | 13 days | Diarrhoea, anorexia | Â | 1 | Â | Â |
11 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 25.269 | 0 | Mucociliary | Â |
12 | Sacrificed | 3 months | Â | 27.547 | 1 | Mucociliary | Â |
13 | Sacrificed | 6 months | Â | 22.811 | 0 | Mucociliary | Islet |
14 | Sacrificed | 6 months |  | −26.681 | 0 | Mucociliary | Islet |
15 | Sacrificed | 6 months | Â | 14.637 | 1 | Mucociliary | Islet |
16 | Sacrificed | 6 months | Â | 14.799 | 1 | Mucociliary | Islet |
17 | Died | 21 days | Diarrhoea, anorexia | Â | 1 | Â | Â |
18 | Sacrificed | 6 months | Â | 7.423 | 1 | Mucociliary | Islet |
19 | Sacrificed | 1 years | Â | 7.542 | 0 | Mucociliary | Islet |
20 | Sacrificed | 1 years | Â | 5.517 | 0 | Mucociliary | Islet |
21 | Sacrificed | 1 years | Â | 7.112 | 0 | Mucociliary | Islet |
