Outcomes of lung transplants utilizing donors from outside the continental United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Efforts to expand the lung transplant donor pool have included re-evaluating geographic restrictions and accepting longer distances between donor and recipient centers. We evaluated the use of organs from donors outside the continental United States.

Methods

Adult lung-only transplants from 2005-2022 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database were included and categorized based on donor location (mainland US vs nonmainland). Survival out to 1 and 5 years post-transplant was evaluated using time-to-event analysis and multivariable Cox regression.

Results

Of 35,638 transplants, 389 (1.1%) utilized nonmainland donors. Nonmainland donors were younger (median 28 vs 33 years, p < 0.001), had lower body mass index (24 [22-27] vs 25 [23-29] kg/m^2<

SUBMITTER: Jenkins RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12272448 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature