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Lung Rapid Recovery Procurement Combined with Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Controlled Donation after Circulatory Death
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Two successful lung transplantations from a dialysis-dependent donor
Dekel Shlomi1, David Shitrit, Daniele Bendayan
1Pulmonary Institute, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 21, 2006
Summary
Lung transplants are expanding to include marginal donors. Lungs from patients on long-term hemodialysis can be suitable for transplantation, improving donor availability.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Transplantation
- Nephrology
Background:
- Lung transplant organ shortages necessitate the use of marginal donors.
- Patients undergoing hemodialysis are typically excluded due to concerns about renal failure's pulmonary effects.
Observation:
- This study reports on two successful lung transplantations using lungs from a single donor on long-term hemodialysis.
- The donor had no history of smoking or lung infections.
Findings:
- Lungs from hemodialysis-dependent donors can be viable for transplantation in selected cases.
- Successful outcomes were achieved in these specific lung transplantations.
Implications:
- This expands the potential donor pool for lung transplantation.
- Careful patient selection may allow the use of organs previously considered unsuitable.
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