COVID-19 seropositive donors yield comparable post-lung transplant outcomes.
Chitaru KuriharaTaisuke KaihoTakahide ToyodaBenjamin Louis ThomaeAnne O'BoyeJeffrey LysneAnkit BharatPublished in: Journal of thoracic disease (2024)
Our findings suggest that lungs from COVID-19 seropositive donors, but not active COVID-19 infection are safe and feasible for transplantation, yielding comparable post-transplant outcomes to donors who are negative COVID-19 antibodies. This study supports the utilization of lungs from donors with historic COVID-19 infection as long as they meet current transplant criteria, potentially addressing the concerns related to the use of such organs.