Alberto Benazzo, Stefan Schwarz, Florian Frommlet, Katharina Sinn, Thomas Schweiger, Thomas Klikovits, Alireza Mir Hoda, Bernhard Moser, Jose Ramon Matilla, Ferenc Renyi Vamos, György Lang, Peter Jaksch, Matteo Di Nardo, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Shahrokh Taghavi, Shaf Keshavjee, Walter Klepetko, Marcelo Cypel, Konrad Hoetzenecker
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of donor lungs heavily depends on the subjective judgment of the retrieval surgeon. As a consequence, acceptance rates vary significantly among transplant centers. We aimed to determine donor ventilation parameters in a prospective study and test if they could be used as objective quality criteria during organ retrieval. METHODS: A prospective evaluation of lung donors was performed in 3 transplant centers. Ventilation parameters were collected at the time of retrieval using a standardized ventilation protocol...
January 2021: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation