Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Lungs recovered from donation after circulatory death (DCD) are markedly underutilized for transplantation in the U.S. Evidence demonstrating excellent outcomes after DCD lung transplantation underpins the need for strategies to mitigate barriers to DCD lung utilization, including data driven revisions to allocation policy, revising program-specific quality metrics, removing financial barriers, and minimizing logistical disincentives. Expanded DCD transplantation is vital to reduce waitlist mortality and increase lung transplant rate.
Source: JHLT Open
Institutions: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Renown Health, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver, NYU Langone Health, New York University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W7124262937