Selection and management of the lung donor

Gregory I Snell; Glen P Westall

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.002

Selection and management of the lung donor

Clin Chest Med. 2011 Jun;32(2):223-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.002. Epub 2011 Mar 22.

Authors

Gregory I Snell¹, Glen P Westall

Affiliation

¹ Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia. g.snell@alfred.org.au

PMID: 21511085
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.002

Abstract

This article reviews recent developments in the selection, assessment, and management of the potential lung donor that aim to increase donor organ use. The scarcity of suitable donor organs results in long waiting times and significant mortality for those patients awaiting transplant. Strategies to expand the donor pool can substantially improve donor lung use rates. Although further long-term studies are required to confirm that long-term outcomes are not being compromised, the available evidence suggests that the traditional factors defining a lung as marginal or extended do not actually compromise outcomes within the framework of current donor management strategies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Donor Selection / methods*
Humans
Living Donors
Lung Transplantation*
Organ Preservation / methods
Tissue Donors*
Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods