Uncontrolled donation after circulatory death (uDCD) represents a potential source of lungs,
and since Steen's 2001 landmark case in Sweden, lungs have been recovered from uDCD …

Chronic organ shortage remains the most limiting factor in lung transplantation. To
overcome this shortage, a minority of centers have started with efforts to reintroduce …

Objective Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors offer the ability to expand the lung
donor pool and ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) further contributes to this ability by allowing for …

Background Donation after circulatory death (DCD) has the potential to significantly alleviate
the shortage of transplantable lungs. We report our initial experience with the use of portable …

Introduction Lung donation after circulatory death (DCD) has proved to be an effective
strategy for expanding the donor pool, but is still considered challenging. We report a …

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 …

Purpose The growing demand for suitable lungs for transplantation (LTx) drives the quest for
alternative strategies to expand the donor pool. Although with limited experience, donation …

We aimed to propose a simple and effective preservation method in lungs procured for
transplantation from uncontrolled donation after circulatory death (uDCD) associated with …

Purpose Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors and ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)
both share the potential to attenuate lung shortage. We report the experience of the OCS …

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) defines organs procurement after death determined
using circulatory criteria, as opposed to a declaration based on neurological criteria …