Authors
Jacqueline M Smits, Jens Gottlieb, Erik Verschuuren, Patrick Evrard, Rogier Hoek, Christiane Knoop, György Lang, Johanna M Kwakkel‐van Erp, Robin Vos, Geert Verleden, Benoit Rondelet, Daniel Hoefer, Frank Langer, Rene Schramm, Konrad Hoetzenecker, Diana van Kessel, Bart Luijk, Leonard Seghers, Tobias Deuse, Roland Buhl, Christian Witt, Agita Strelniece, Dave Green, Erwin de Vries, Guenter Laufer, Dirk Van Raemdonck
Publication date
2020/5
Journal
Transplant international
Volume
33
Issue
5
Pages
544-554
Description
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an impact of donation rates on the quality of lungs used for transplantation and whether donor lung quality affects post‐transplant outcome in the current Lung Allocation Score era. All consecutive adult LTx performed in Eurotransplant (ET) between January 2012 and December 2016 were included (N = 3053). Donors used for LTx in countries with high donation rate were younger (42% vs. 33% ≤45 years, P < 0.0001), were less often smokers (35% vs. 46%, P < 0.0001), had more often clear chest X‐rays (82% vs. 72%, P < 0.0001), had better donor oxygenation ratios (20% vs. 26% with PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg, P < 0.0001), and had better lung donor score values (LDS; 28% vs. 17% with LDS = 6, P < 0.0001) compared with donors used for LTx in countries with low donation rate. Survival rates for the groups LDS = 6 and ≥7 at 5 years were 69.7% and 60.9 …
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JM Smits, J Gottlieb, E Verschuuren, P Evrard, R Hoek… - Transplant international, 2020