Organ donation after cardiac death donor lungs assessment standards and maintenance experience

VernacularTitle:公民逝世后器官捐献供肺评估标准和维护经验
Author: Yongbo XUAN ; Yuchen PAN ; Yufei ZHAN ; Aiguo LUO ; Guiqing MO ; Zhongquan ZHU ; Yan ZUO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Organ donation; Assessment standards; Donor maintenance; Lung transplantation
From: Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2016;37(1):39-41
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To summarize the assessment standards of organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) donor lungs application and donor lung function maintenance experience.Method From Jan.2013 to June 2015,139 cases of DCD donors were subjected to rigorous assessment and effective donor lung function maintenance,and 11 donor lungs for lung transplantation were obtained.The donor lung cold ischemia time was (526.8-± 12.6) min (312 to 675 min).Double lung transplantation was performed on 9 cases,and 2 cases received single lung transplantation.Result Perioperatively,1 lung transplant recipient died of pulmonary infection.The survived 10 recipients had no rejection after operation,and obtained good quality of life during discharge to the final follow-up.Condusion The effect of donor lung transplantation using organ donation is satisfactory.The assessment standards and functional maintenance of donor lung are important factors to guarantee the success of lung transplantation.