Primary Graft Dysfunction
Lung donor smoking linked to primary graft dysfunction risk, not mortality
Following transplantation, recipients with a lung from a donor who had tobacco smoke exposure did not have higher mortality, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Controlled hypothermic storage may extend ischemic time for donor lungs
Storing donor lungs in a controlled hypothermic storage device with a total ischemic time of more than 15 hours “appears to be safe” in adult recipients, according to results published in Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Extreme BMIs elevate cause-specific mortality risks after lung transplantation
Lung transplant recipients with extreme low or high BMIs had heightened risks for death due to acute respiratory failure and chronic lung allograft dysfunction, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Cardiac transport system linked to better outcomes after heart transplantation
A cardiac transport system for donor hearts was associated with better 1-year outcomes for recipients compared with traditional cold storage, according to new data from the GUARDIAN registry.