Controlled DCD lung transplantation: Circumventing imagined and real barriers—time for an international taskforce?

Aleem Siddique, Marian Urban, Heather Strah, Kyle Herber, Lee Morrow, Gabriel Loor, Dirk Van Raemdonck, John Dark, Gregory Snell

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Abstract

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 organ availability. We examine the potential benefits associated with increased DCD utilization as well as the perceived barriers to the expansion of DCD. Solutions are offered as a means to expand DCD utilization across centers and nations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1198-1203
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume41
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

Keywords

  • donation after circulatory death
  • lung transplantation
  • organ recovery
  • outcomes
  • transplant metrics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Transplantation

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