Dual Procurement of Lung and Heart Allografts Does Not Negatively Affect Lung Transplant Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The data that exists regarding multiorgan procurement outcomes is conflicted. Given the increasing demand for pulmonary allografts, it is critical to assess the impact of dual procurement on lung transplant recipient outcomes.

Methods

The United Network for Organ Sharing transplant registry was queried for all first-time adult (age ≥18) lung transplant recipients between 2006 and 2018 and stratified by concurrent heart donor status. Multiorgan transplant recipients and recipients with missing survival time were excluded. Donors were excluded if they were donating after circulatory death, did not consent or were not approached for heart donation, the heart was recovered for nontransplant purposes, or the heart was recovered for transplant but not transplanted. Post

SUBMITTER: Contreras FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378263 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature