Controlled donation after circulatory death (DCD) has the potential to substantially increase
the number of lung transplants thus offsetting some of the imbalance between need and …

Although lung transplantation is a well-accepted treatment for advanced lung diseases,
donor shortage remains a significant limiting factor resulting in an increasing number of …

Background The interest in donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) donors for lung
transplantation (LT) has been recently rekindled due to lung allograft shortage. Clinical …

Background Lung transplantation (LTx) can extend life expectancy and enhance the quality
of life for select patients with end-stage lung disease. In the setting of donor lung shortage …

Donation-after cardiac death (DCD) donor organs have potential to significantly alleviate the
shortage of transplantable lungs. However, only limited data so far describes DCD lung …

Lung transplantation (LTx) has traditionally been limited by a lack of suitable donor lungs.
With the recognition that lungs are more robust than initially thought, the size of the donor …

Lung transplantation (LTx) has become a standard therapy with growing activity over the
years that improves the quantity and the quality of life for selected patients suffering from end …

Background The number of lung transplants from donors after circulatory death has
increased over the last decade. This study aimed to describe the evolution and outcomes …

BACKGROUND: Lung donation after cardiac death (DCD) can enlarge the donor pool.
Single-center reports have shown comparable outcomes after lung transplantation using …

Background The number of patients with end-stage pulmonary disease awaiting lung
transplantation is at an all-time high, while the supply of available organs remains stagnant …