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Ten year follow-up of lung transplantations using initially rejected donor lungs after reconditioning using ex vivo lung perfusion

Ghaidan, Haider LU orcid ; Fakhro, Mohammed LU ; Andreasson, Jesper LU ; Pierre, Leif LU ; Ingemansson, Richard LU and Lindstedt, Sandra LU (2019) In Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 14(1).
Abstract

Background: In 2006 and 2007 we performed double lung transplantation with marginal donor lungs assessed and reconditioned by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP), using a technique developed by Professor Stig Steen. Here we present a 10-year follow-up comparing the outcomes of lung transplantations performed at our clinic using EVLP lungs vs. conventional lungs. Method: Between 2006 and 2007, 21 patients (6 EVLP, 15 conventional) underwent double lung transplantation (LTx) with follow-up on May 2017 at Lund University Hospital, Sweden. Pulmonary function was measured at 3/6/12 months, and annually thereafter for a period of 10 years in addition to survival and freedom from chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) being analyzed. Results:... (More)

Background: In 2006 and 2007 we performed double lung transplantation with marginal donor lungs assessed and reconditioned by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP), using a technique developed by Professor Stig Steen. Here we present a 10-year follow-up comparing the outcomes of lung transplantations performed at our clinic using EVLP lungs vs. conventional lungs. Method: Between 2006 and 2007, 21 patients (6 EVLP, 15 conventional) underwent double lung transplantation (LTx) with follow-up on May 2017 at Lund University Hospital, Sweden. Pulmonary function was measured at 3/6/12 months, and annually thereafter for a period of 10 years in addition to survival and freedom from chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) being analyzed. Results: Regarding Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV1) and 6MWT at 3, 6, and 12 months and annually thereafter, no difference in median FEV1 nor 6MWT was found for EVLP-LTx vs. conventional-LTx (p > 0.05). No difference was shown in post-operative survival between EVLP-LTx vs. conventional LTx for patients with an overall survival up to 10-years (p > 0.05). The same pattern was shown in sub analyses for patients with a limited survival up to 1 and 5 years (p > 0.05). Conclusion: No superiority was found in conventional-LTx over EVLP-LTx, neither in long-term survival nor pulmonary function. No difference in CLAD-free survival was seen between the two groups. We believe that EVLP is a safe and effective method to use in LTx, greatly increasing the donor pool by improving marginal lungs and providing an objective assessment of the viability of marginal donor lungs.

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EVLP, Long-term follow up, Lung function, Lung transplantation, Survival
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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14
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125
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BioMed Central (BMC)
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  • scopus:85068529548
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1749-8090
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10.1186/s13019-019-0948-1
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English
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  author       = {{Ghaidan, Haider and Fakhro, Mohammed and Andreasson, Jesper and Pierre, Leif and Ingemansson, Richard and Lindstedt, Sandra}},
  issn         = {{1749-8090}},
  keywords     = {{EVLP; Long-term follow up; Lung function; Lung transplantation; Survival}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  number       = {{1}},
  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery}},
  title        = {{Ten year follow-up of lung transplantations using initially rejected donor lungs after reconditioning using ex vivo lung perfusion}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-019-0948-1}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s13019-019-0948-1}},
  volume       = {{14}},
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