Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 42(03): 357-367
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729859
Review Article

Pushing the Envelope for Donor Lungs

Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold
1   The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Aadil Ali
1   The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Marcelo Cypel
1   The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Shaf Keshavjee
1   The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
› Author Affiliations

Abstract

The shortage of organ donors remains the major limiting factor in lung transplant, with the number of patients on the waiting list largely exceeding the number of available organ donors. Another issue is the low utilization rate seen in some types of donors. Therefore, novel strategies are continuously being explored to increase the donor pool. Advanced age, smoking history, positive serologies, and size mismatch are common criteria that decrease the rate of use when it comes to organ utilization. Questioning these limitations is one of the purposes of this review. Challenging these limitations by adapting novel donor management strategies could help to increase the rate of suitable lungs for transplantation while still maintaining good outcomes. A second goal is to present the latest advances in organ donation after controlled and uncontrolled cardiac death, and also on how to improve these lungs on ex vivo platforms for assessment and future specific therapies. Finally, pushing the limit of the donor envelope also means reviewing some of the recent improvements made in lung preservation itself, as well as upcoming experimental research fields. In summary, donor lung optimization refers to a global care strategy to increase the total numbers of available allografts, and preserve or improve organ quality without paying the price of early-, mid-, or long-term negative outcomes after transplantation.



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