Donation after circulatory death (DCD), previously known as donation after cardiac death or
non-heart-beating donation, refers to the retrieval of organs for the purpose of …

Lung transplantation is the most effective modality for the treatment of patients with end-
stage lung diseases. Unfortunately, many people cannot benefit from this therapy due to …

Despite evidence for adequate survival outcomes and reported favorable primary graft
dysfunction rates, DCD lung transplantation remains underutilized in most countries. Waiting …

Donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors may help increase the donor pool for lung
transplantation. Here, we briefly describe the Italian organ transplantation system and …

Purpose Lung transplantation using donation after cardiac death (DCD) may substantially
increase organ availability. However, reports on clinical outcomes are limited and …

Background The objective of this study was to review the international experience in lung
transplantation using lung donation after circulatory death (DCD). Methods In this …

BACKGROUND: Organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) has the potential to alleviate
some of the shortage of suitable lungs for transplantation. Only limited data describe …

Abstract Purpose of Review Due to the persistent sparsity of donor organs, today, organ
donation after circulatory death (DCD) has become a promising solution to alleviate the …

The number of lungs available for lung transplantation is far lower than the number of
patients awaiting them. Consequently, there is a significant attrition rate while awaiting …

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