Characteristics of human donor lungs utilized for research.
Nishanth R ShankarLorena GarnicaEmily StahlschmidtDerek ByersHrishikesh S KulkarniPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
No strict selection criteria or protocols exist when human donor lungs are obtained for ex-vivo research. There is a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, history of smoking and non-intravenous drug use along with older age distribution in donors whose lungs used are for research.