Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis

Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis

Purpose: As rates of lung transplants in the US grow, waitlist mortality increases. While the literature reports similar survival outcomes of DBD and DCD transplants, research should investigate improvements to DCD lung recovery protocols to increase the total number recovered. Recently, Choi et al....

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Main Authors: J. Sam Meyer, MSc, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, MHS, Yury Peysakhovich, MD, Dan Aravot, MD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, Yaron D. Barac, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:JHLT Open
Subjects:
DCD
DBD
UNOS
Lung transplantation
Organ procurement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133424001344
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