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Lung Rapid Recovery Procurement Combined with Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Controlled Donation after Circulatory Death
Published on: August 15, 2022
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Lung donation following SARS-CoV-2 infection
Melissa Querrey1, Chitaru Kurihara1, Adwaiy Manerikar1
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Summary
Lung donation after COVID-19 infection is safe and feasible. Thorough assessment ensures the safety and efficacy of using lungs from recovered donors for transplant recipients, even those with severe lung damage.
Area of Science:
- Transplantation Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Over 177 million global COVID-19 cases present potential organ donors.
- Increasing demand for donor lungs is driven by expanding transplant indications.
- COVID-19 frequently affects the respiratory system, necessitating donor assessment criteria.

