Clinical Outcomes of Lung Transplants From Donors With Unexpected Pulmonary Embolism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary 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.

Methods

We 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.

SUBMITTER: Terada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8060353 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature