Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Lung transplantation (LT) is limited by shortages in the donor organ pool, leading to a waitlist mortality of up to 21%.1,2 To meet this demand, organs from deceased after circulatory death (DCD) donors and extended criteria donors are increasingly being utilized.3,4 Here, we present 3 cases of pediatric lungs placed on EVLP and successfully transplanted into adult recipients.
Source: JTCVS Techniques
Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,431
OpenAlex ID: W4404449580