Lung transplantation using donors 55 years and older

Lung donor treatment protocol in brain dead-donors: A multicenter study

“…7,16 However, lungs from donors aged 455 years of age have been transplanted successfully, and several investigators have already shown that the use of lung donors aged 455 years has not been a risk factor for mortality. [30][31][32] We believe that grafts from this type of donor may have been lost in the past due to less than ideal donor management, and we also believe that potential donors could have been rejected due to PaO 2 /FiO 2 o 300 mm Hg. Now, with this strict bedside protocol, potential loss of lung donors can be avoided.…”

Primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation

“…43 Likewise, non-heart beating donors are becoming increasingly important due to the decrease in optimum brain death donors. This poses new challenges, including the need to overcome technical difficulties referred to preservation and conservation.…”

Disfunción primaria del injerto tras el trasplante pulmonar

“…Dada la escasez de donantes pulmonares, se están haciendo esfuerzos por aumentar y optimizar los posibles donantes extendiendo los criterios de donación con buenos resultados 43 . Asimismo, cada vez cobra más importancia la donación a corazón parado ante el descenso de donantes óptimos por muerte encefálica.…”