Triaging donor lungs based on a microaspiration signature that predicts adverse recipient outcome.
Rayoun RamendraAndrew T SageJonathan YeungJuan C Fernandez-CastilloMarcelo CuestaMeghan AversaMingyao LiuMarcelo CypelShaf KeshavjeeTereza MartinuPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2023)
In a large retrospective cohort, we observed that donor LABW TBA was associated with suitability of donor lungs for transplant, performance of the organ on EVLP, and adverse recipient outcomes.