Successful lung transplant from donor after cardiac death: a potential solution to shortage of thoracic organs. Mayo Clin Proc 2010 Feb;85(2):150-2
Date
02/02/2010Pubmed ID
20118391Pubmed Central ID
PMC2813823DOI
10.4065/mcp.2009-0407Scopus ID
2-s2.0-75749091800 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
Lung transplant is an effective treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease but is limited because of the shortage of acceptable donor organs. Organ donation after cardiac death is one possible solution to the organ shortage because it could expand the pool of potential donors beyond brain-dead and living donors. We report the preliminary experience of Mayo Clinic with donation after cardiac death, lung procurement, and transplant.
Author List
McKellar SH, Durham LA 3rd, Scott JP, Cassivi SDAuthor
Lucian A. Durham MD, PhD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Brain DeathDonor Selection
Health Services Needs and Demand
Heart Arrest
Humans
Living Donors
Lung Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Smoking
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Treatment Outcome
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency