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ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2025

Donor-Recipient Mismatch in Lung Transplantation: The Role of Graft Sizing in Clinical Outcomes.

Chiara Catelli, Miriana D'Alessandro, Andrea Lloret Madrid, Antonella Fossi, Federico Franchi, David Bennett, Piero Paladini, Elena Bargagli, Luca Luzzi

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Article in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Undersized lung grafts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease transplant recipients: risk factor or acceptable compromise?Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Chiara CatelliLung Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Miriana D'AlessandroDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Andrea Lloret MadridLung Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Antonella FossiRespiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Federico FranchiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
David BennettRespiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Piero PaladiniDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Elena BargagliDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Luca LuzziLung Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung transplantation is a life-saving procedure for end-stage lung diseases. Size matching is critical in the donor-recipient selection process. This retrospective study analyzed 146 patients who underwent lung transplantation between 2013 and 2023. Patients who required graft resizing were assigned to the sizing group (S), non-resizing cases to the non-sizing group (NS). The primary goal was to identify predictive factors for graft resizing. Secondary endpoints included ischemia time, ventilation time, primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and hospital stay. The S group was further stratified on baseline parameters to assess differences in outcomes. Recipient height and single transplants were higher in the NS group. Donor-recipient height ratio was the only predictor for resizing (p = 0.02). Postoperative outcomes and overall survival were similar between the groups. In Group S, male patients showed higher rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic rejection, the former being associated also with anatomical resections; patients older than 50 experienced higher rates of PGD. Graft resizing is a feasible strategy for addressing size mismatch, but it is associated with increased risks of PGD and AKI, particularly in older male recipients and those undergoing anatomical resections. These findings highlight the importance of careful preoperative donor-recipient size matching.

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Lung TransplantationAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedFemaleGraft RejectionHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizePrimary Graft DysfunctionRetrospective StudiesTissue DonorsTreatment Outcomeallograftdonor selectionlung resectionlung transplantationsize matching

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PMCPMC12014425

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