ArticleThe Annals of thoracic surgery2021
Clinical Outcomes of Lung Transplants From Donors With Unexpected Pulmonary Embolism.
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- Venous Thromboembolism in Brain-Dead Organ Donors: A Prospective Study of Prevalence, Management, and Impact on Organ Utilization and Recipient Outcomes.Clinical transplantation · 2026Observational
- Risk factors and perioperative complications associated with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after lung transplantation.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Venous thromboembolism following lung transplantation.World journal of transplantation · 2025Review
- Pulmonary Embolism as a Cause of Death in Lung Transplant Recipients: Data From a Nationwide Registry.Pulmonary circulation · 2025Article
- Pulmonary Embolism in Donor Lungs-Incidence and Management.The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2024Review
- Pulmonary Embolism Following Lung Transplantation: Prevention and Management.The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2024Review
- Lungs From Donors ≥70 Years of Age for Transplantation-Do Long-Term Outcomes Justify Their Use?Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023Article
- Specialized Donor Care Facility Model and Advances in Management of Thoracic Organ Donors.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) is unexpectedly detected in some donor lungs during organ procurement for lung transplantation. Anecdotally, such lungs are usually implanted; however, the impact of this finding on recipient outcomes remains unclear. We hypothesized that incidentally detected donor PE is associated with adverse short-term and long-term outcomes among lung transplant recipients.
methodsWe analyzed a prospectively maintained database of all lung donors procured by a single surgeon and transplanted at our institution between 2009 and 2018. A standardized approach was used for all procurements and included antegrade and retrograde flush. Pulmonary embolism was defined as macroscopic thrombus seen in the pulmonary artery during the donor procurement operation.
resultsA total of 501 consecutive lung procurements were performed during the study period. The incidence of donor PE was 4.4% (22 of 501). No organs were discarded owing to PE. Donors with PE were similar to donors without PE in baseline characteristics and Pao
conclusionsLungs from donors with incidentally detected PE may be associated with a higher incidence of recipient acute cellular rejection as well as reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival. Surgeons must use caution when transplanting lungs with incidentally discovered PE. These preliminary findings warrant corroboration in larger data sets.
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