Rene Novysedlak, An-Lies Provoost, Nathaniel B Langer, Jan Van Slambrouck, Annalisa Barbarossa, Ismail Cenik, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Robin Vos, Bart M Vanaudenaerde, Seyed Alireza Rabi, Brian C Keller, Monika Svorcova, Zuzana Ozaniak Strizova, Jiri Vachtenheim, Robert Lischke, Laurens J Ceulemans
Static ice storage has long been the standard-of-care for lung preservation, although freezing injury limits ischemic time (IT). Controlled hypothermic storage (CHS) at elevated temperature could safely extend IT. This retrospective analysis assesses feasibility and safety of CHS with IT>15h. Three lung transplant (LuTx) centers (April-October 2023) included demographics, storage details, IT and short-term outcome from 13 LuTx recipients (8 male, 59 years old). Donor lungs were preserved in a portable CHS-device at 7(5-9...
February 13, 2024: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation