Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis
Despite literature reporting comparable survival of DCD and DBD organs, this study highlights discrepancies in lung procurement practices that evaluate donor characteristics differently in DBD and DCD donors. Further study should investigate whether similar discrepancies exist in the procurement process of other organs.
Authors
- Dan Aravot
- J. Sam Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6887-815X)
- Oliver K. Jawitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4753-3897)
- Yaron D. Barac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-2358)
- Yury Peysakhovich
- Matthew Galen Hartwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-2791)
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHLT Open
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2024.100185
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72