… experience with the EVLP, including the Toronto technique and others; (IV) finally, discuss
the growing literature on EVLP application for donation after cardiac death (DCD) lungs. …

… lung perfusion (EVLP) is a system that circulates normothermic perfusate into procured lungs,
allowing for improved lung function and lung … the donation after cardiac death lung function …

… donor lungs. To overcome this problem, donation after cardiac death (DCD) and ex vivo lung
perfusion (… gas, a known antioxidant, was investigated on a DCD lung model during EVLP. …

… Ex vivo lung perfusion has been successful in the assessment of marginal donor lungs,
including donation after cardiac death (DCD) donor lungs. Ex vivo …

… The number of patients listed for lung transplantation largely exceeds the number of
available transplantable organs because of both a shortage of organ donors and a low …

… of lungs donated after cardiac death (… lung transplantation, although the Madrid groups
reported a maximum warm ischemic time of 2 hr ( 3, 13 ). The retrieval of lungs after cardiac death …

… , lung transplantation activity has been boosted by the utilization of donation after cardiac
death (DCD) lungs, reaching 10.1% of lungs … the suitability of these lungs for transplant, we and …

… cardiac death (DCD) donor organs have potential to significantly alleviate the shortage of
transplantable lungs. … In conclusion, the use of Maastricht category III lungs for human LTx is …

… the donor lung pool, such as the use of lungs from donors with extended criteria and/or
donors from donation after cardiac death (DCD). Unlike other transplantable organs, lungs are …

… Although with limited experience, donation after cardiac death (DCD) has been described as
… of lung transplantation with DCD and the impact of selective ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). …