Authors
Marcelo Cypel, Bronwyn Levvey, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Michiel Erasmus, John Dark, Robert Love, David Mason, Allan R Glanville, Daniel Chambers, Leah B Edwards, Josef Stehlik, Marshall Hertz, Brian A Whitson, Roger D Yusen, Varun Puri, Peter Hopkins, Greg Snell, Shaf Keshavjee, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Publication date
2015/10/1
Journal
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume
34
Issue
10
Pages
1278-1282
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
The objective of this study was to review the international experience in lung transplantation using lung donation after circulatory death (DCD).
Methods
In this retrospective study, data from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) DCD Registry were analyzed. The study cohort included DCD lung transplants performed between January 2003 and June 2013, and reported to the ISHLT DCD Registry as of April 2014. The participating institutions included 10 centers in North America, Europe and Australia. The control group was a cohort of lung recipients transplanted using brain-dead donors (DBDs) during the same study period. The primary end-point was survival after lung transplantation.
Results
There were 306 transplants performed using DCD donors and 3,992 transplants using DBD donors during the study period. Of the DCD transplants, 94.8% were Maastricht Category …
Scholar articles
M Cypel, B Levvey, D Van Raemdonck, M Erasmus… - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2015