Ex vivo evaluation of lungs from donation after cardiac death after recent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract

Lack of suitable donor lungs is still a major limitation of lung transplantation. Extended donor acceptance criteria combined with innovative assessment tools can be used to expand the number of suitable organs. We describe a successful transplantation of lungs retrieved from a donor who had undergone aortic root replacement 9 days before donation after cardiac death. The lungs were assessed using ex-vivo lung perfusion.