Doug A Gouchoe, Pablo G Sanchez, Jonathan D'Cunha, Christian A Bermudez, Mani A Daneshmand, Robert D Davis, Matthew G Hartwig, Thomas C Wozniak, Zachary N Kon, Bartley P Griffith, William R Lynch, Tiago N Machuca, Michael J Weyant, Michael E Jessen, Michael S Mulligan, Frank D'Ovidio, Phillip C Camp, Edward Cantu, Bryan A Whitson
OBJECTIVE: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors offer the ability to expand the lung donor pool and ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) further contributes to this ability by allowing for additional evaluation and resuscitation of these extended criteria donors. We sought to determine the outcomes of recipients receiving organs from DCD EVLP donors in a multi-center setting. METHODS: This was an unplanned post-hoc analysis of a multicenter, prospective, non-randomized trial that took place in 2011-2017 with 3-years of follow up...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery