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Paraskeva MA, Snell GI. Advances in lung transplantation: 60 years on. Respirology 2024; 29:458-470. [PMID: 38648859 DOI: 10.1111/resp.14721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Lung transplantation is a well-established treatment for advanced lung disease, improving survival and quality of life. Over the last 60 years all aspects of lung transplantation have evolved significantly and exponential growth in transplant volume. This has been particularly evident over the last decade with a substantial increase in lung transplant numbers as a result of innovations in donor utilization procurement, including the use donation after circulatory death and ex-vivo lung perfusion organs. Donor lungs have proved to be surprisingly robust, and therefore the donor pool is actually larger than previously thought. Parallel to this, lung transplant outcomes have continued to improve with improved acute management as well as microbiological and immunological insights and innovations. The management of lung transplant recipients continues to be complex and heavily dependent on a tertiary care multidisciplinary paradigm. Whilst long term outcomes continue to be limited by chronic lung allograft dysfunction improvements in diagnostics, mechanistic understanding and evolutions in treatment paradigms have all contributed to a median survival that in some centres approaches 10 years. As ongoing studies build on developing novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment of transplant complications and improvements in donor utilization more individuals will have the opportunity to benefit from lung transplantation. As has always been the case, early referral for transplant consideration is important to achieve best results.
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- Miranda A Paraskeva
- Lung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Lung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Niroomand A, Qvarnström S, Stenlo M, Malmsjö M, Ingemansson R, Hyllén S, Lindstedt S. The role of mechanical ventilation in primary graft dysfunction in the postoperative lung transplant recipient: A single center study and literature review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:483-496. [PMID: 35014027 PMCID: PMC9303877 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is still a major complication in patients undergoing lung transplantation (LTx). Much is unknown about the effect of postoperative mechanical ventilation on outcomes, with debate on the best approach to ventilation. Aim/Purpose The goal of this study was to generate hypotheses on the association between postoperative mechanical ventilation settings and allograft size matching in PGD development. Method This is a retrospective study of LTx patients between September 2011 and September 2018 (n = 116). PGD was assessed according to the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) criteria. Data were collected from medical records, including chest x‐ray assessments, blood gas analysis, mechanical ventilator parameters and spirometry. Results Positive end‐expiratory pressures (PEEP) of 5 cm H2O were correlated with lower rates of grade 3 PGD. Graft size was important as tidal volumes calculated according to the recipient yielded greater rates of PGD when low volumes were used, a correlation that was lost when donor metrics were used. Conclusion Our results highlight a need for greater investigation of the role donor characteristics play in determining post‐operative ventilation of a lung transplant recipient. The mechanical ventilation settings on postoperative LTx recipients may have an implication for the development of acute graft dysfunction. Severe PGD was associated with the use of a PEEP higher than 5 and lower tidal volumes and oversized lungs were associated with lower long‐term mortality. Lack of association between ventilatory settings and survival may point to the importance of other variables than ventilation in the development of PGD.
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- Anna Niroomand
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
- Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine Lund University Lund Sweden
- Lund Stem Cell Center Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
- Rutgers Robert University New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
- Lund Stem Cell Center Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
- Lund Stem Cell Center Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Skåne University Hospital Lund University Lund Sweden
- Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine Lund University Lund Sweden
- Lund Stem Cell Center Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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Donor selection for lung transplant in Turkey: Is it necessary to wait for an ideal donor? TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2021; 29:339-346. [PMID: 34589252 PMCID: PMC8462116 DOI: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.19953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Background
The aim of this study was to evaluate the donor criteria used in lung transplantation in our clinic.
Methods
A total of 55 cadaveric donors who were accepted for lung transplantation in our clinic between December 2016 and January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed according to ideal donor criteria. The donors were divided into two groups as ideal and non-ideal ones according to their age, partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, history of smoking, and ventilation day. Donor data, recipient characteristics and survival outcomes were evaluated.
Results
Of 55 donors accepted for lung transplantation, 24 (43.7%) were ideal and 31 (56.3%) were non-ideal donors. The 90-day mortality and one-year survival rates were not significantly different between the two groups. The 90-day mortality was 25% in the ideal group and 22.6% in the non-ideal group (p=0.834). The one-year survival rates after lung transplantation were 64.5% versus 70.6% in the ideal and non-ideal groups, respectively (p=0.444).
Conclusion
The whole clinical picture should be evaluated before accepting or rejecting donors for lung transplantation. The use of lung donors that do not meet the ideal criteria does not impair short- and mid-term results, compared to ideal lung donors. Strict implementation of donor criteria may prevent using suitable donors for lung transplantation. Use of non-ideal donors can reduce waiting list mortality.
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Bacterial Pneumonia in Brain-Dead Patients: Clinical Features and Impact on Lung Suitability for Donation. Crit Care Med 2021; 48:1760-1770. [PMID: 33009101 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To appraise the epidemiological features of bacterial pneumonia and its impact on lung suitability for donation in brain-dead patients managed with protective ventilatory settings. DESIGN Retrospective observational study. SETTING Six ICUs from two university-affiliated hospitals. PATIENTS Brain-dead adult patients managed in the participating ICUs over a 4-year period. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Among the 231 included patients, 145 (62.8%) were classified as ideal or extended-criteria potential lung donors at ICU admission and the remaining 86 patients having baseline contraindication for donation. Culture-proven aspiration pneumonia and early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia occurred in 54 patients (23.4%) and 15 patients (6.5%), respectively (overall pneumonia incidence, 29.9%). Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacterales were the most common pathogens. Using mixed-effects Cox proportional hazard models, age (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.98; 95% CI [0.96-0.99]), anoxic brain injury (3.55 [1.2-10.5]), aspiration (2.29 [1.22-4.29]), and not receiving antimicrobial agents at day 1 (3.56 [1.94-6.53]) were identified as independent predictors of pneumonia occurrence in the whole study population. Analyses restricted to potential lung donors yielded similar results. Pneumonia was associated with a postadmission decrease in the PaO2/FIO2 ratio and lower values at brain death, in the whole study population (estimated marginal mean, 294 [264-323] vs 365 [346-385] mm Hg in uninfected patients; p = 0.0005) as in potential lung donors (299 [248-350] vs 379 [350-408] mm Hg; p = 0.04; linear mixed models). Lungs were eventually retrieved in 31 patients (34.4%) among the 90 potential lung donors with at least one other organ harvested (pneumonia prevalence in lung donors (9.7%) vs nondonors (49.2%); p = 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS Pneumonia occurs in one-third of brain-dead patients and appears as the main reason for lung nonharvesting in those presenting as potential lung donors. The initiation of antimicrobial prophylaxis upon the first day of the ICU stay in comatose patients with severe brain injury could enlarge the pool of actual lung donors.
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Mal H, Santin G, Cantrelle C, Durand L, Legeai C, Cheisson G, Saint-Marcel L, Pipien I, Durin L, Bastien O, Dorent R. Effect of Lung-Protective Ventilation in Organ Donors on Lung Procurement and Recipient Survival. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 202:250-258. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201910-2067oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Hervé Mal
- Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Inserm UMR1152, Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hôpital Kremlin Bicêtre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France; and
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Bezzi MG, Brovia CC, Carballo JM, Elías MI, Moreno AB, Ruiz VR, Cordiviola F, Barbieri D, Fariña A, Borello S. Impact of implementing a protocol of respiratory care measures and optimization of mechanical ventilation in potential lung donors. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2020; 32:571-577. [PMID: 33470359 PMCID: PMC7853675 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20200095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective To describe the results from the implementation of a respiratory care and mechanical ventilation protocol on potential lung donors who met the conditions for procurement. The secondary objective is to compare the results with historical data. Methods This was a retrospective, observational study. It included potential donors suitable for procurement of organs who had brain death and were hospitalized in critical care units of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires from April 2017 to March 2018. Main variables: number of potential lung donors that reached the objective of procurement, rate of lungs procured, and rate of implanted lungs. Values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. Results Thirty potential lung donors were included, and 23 (88.5%; 95%CI 69.8 - 97.6) met the oxygenation objective. Twenty potential lung donors donated organs, of whom eight donated lungs, with which four double lung transplants and eight single lung transplants were performed. Seven of 12 lungs were procured and implanted in the preprotocol period, while all 12 were under the protocol (p = 0.38). The implantation rate was 58.3% (7/12) in the historical control period and 100% (12/12) (p = 0.04) in the study period.
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- Marco Guillermo Bezzi
- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Sección de Rehabilitación y Cuidados Respiratorios del Paciente Crítico, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General de Agudos D. F. Santojanni - Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Trasplante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Injuries sustained by donor heart and lung allografts during the transplantation process are multiple and cumulative. Optimization of allograft function plays an essential role in short- and long-term outcomes after transplantation. Therapeutic targets to prevent or attenuate injury are present in the donor, the preservation process, during transplantation, and in postoperative management of the recipient. The newest and most promising methods of optimizing donor heart and lung allografts are found in alternative preservation strategies, which enable functional assessment of donor organs and provide a modality to initiate therapies for injured allografts or prevent injury during reperfusion in recipients.
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- Sue A Braithwaite
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Mail Stop Q04.2.317, Postbus 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Room E03.511, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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Gonçalves-Ferri WA, Jauregui A, Martins-Celini FP, Sansano I, Fabro AT, Sacramento EMF, Aragon DC, Ochoa JM. Analysis of different levels of positive end-expiratory pressure during lung retrieval for transplantation: an experimental study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 52:e8585. [PMID: 31314854 PMCID: PMC6644527 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20198585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Atelectasis and inadequate oxygenation in lung donors is a common problem during the retrieval of these organs. Nevertheless, the use of high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is not habitual during procedures of lung retrieval. Twenty-one Sprague-Dawley male consanguineous rats were used in the study. The animals were divided into 3 groups according to the level of PEEP used: low (2 cmH2O), moderate (5 cmH2O), and high (10 cmH2O). Animals were ventilated with a tidal volume of 6 mL/kg. Before lung removal, the lungs were inspected for the presence of atelectasis. When atelectasis was detected, alveolar recruitment maneuvers were performed. Blood gasometric analysis was performed immediately. Finally, the lungs were retrieved, weighed, and submitted to histological analysis. The animals submitted to higher PEEP showed higher levels of oxygenation with the same tidal volumes PO2=262.14 (PEEP 2), 382.4 (PEEP 5), and 477.0 (PEEP 10). The occurrence of atelectasis was rare in animals with a PEEP of 10 cmH2O, which therefore required less frequent recruitment maneuvers (need for recruitment: PEEP 2=100%, PEEP 5 =100%, and PEEP 10=14.3%). There was no change in hemodynamic stability, occurrence of pulmonary edema, or other histological injuries with the use of high PEEP. The use of high PEEP (10 cmH2O) was feasible and probably a beneficial strategy for the prevention of atelectasis and the optimization of oxygenation during lung retrieval. Clinical studies should be performed to confirm this hypothesis.
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- W A Gonçalves-Ferri
- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Feasibility of lung transplantation from donors mechanically ventilated for prolonged periods. Surg Today 2018; 49:254-260. [DOI: 10.1007/s00595-018-1730-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Paraskeva MA, Levin KC, Westall GP, Snell GI. Lung transplantation in Australia, 1986–2018: more than 30 years in the making. Med J Aust 2018; 208:445-450. [DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
- Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
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- Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
- Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
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Gelzinis TA. Anesthetic Management of Lung Transplantation: Center Specific Practices and Geographical and Centers Size Differences. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2018; 32:70-72. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Levin K, Kotecha S, Westall G, Snell G. How can we improve the quality of transplantable lungs? Expert Rev Respir Med 2016; 10:1155-1161. [PMID: 27656957 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2016.1240035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Optimization of lungs for organ donation is becoming increasingly important as donation rates stagnate despite growing waiting lists. Improving procurement and utilization of donated lungs has the ability to reduce mortality and time on the lung transplantation (LTx) waiting list. Additionally, assessment and optimization of donor lungs can reduce both early and late post-LTx morbidity and mortality, as well as reduce overall costs and resource utility. Areas covered: Strategies that we will discuss in detail include intensive care management practices, such as targeted ventilation protocols and therapeutic bronchoscopy, as well as the ever expanding possibilities within the arena of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). Expert commentary: Donor lung quality is currently optimized both in vivo prior to organ procurement, and also via EVLP circuits. Despite good evidence demonstrating the utility of both approaches, data remain elusive as to whether EVLP is beneficial for all donor lungs prior to implantation, or instead as a tool by which we can evaluate and recondition sub-optimal donor lungs.
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- Kovi Levin
- a Alfred Hospital - Lung Transplant Service , Department of Respiratory Medicine , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Alfred Hospital - Lung Transplant Service , Department of Respiratory Medicine , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Alfred Hospital - Lung Transplant Service , Department of Respiratory Medicine , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Alfred Hospital - Lung Transplant Service , Department of Respiratory Medicine , Melbourne , Australia
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Watts RP, Bilska I, Diab S, Dunster KR, Bulmer AC, Barnett AG, Fraser JF. Novel 24-h ovine model of brain death to study the profile of the endothelin axis during cardiopulmonary injury. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015; 3:31. [PMID: 26596583 PMCID: PMC4656265 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-015-0067-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Upregulation of the endothelin axis has been observed in pulmonary tissue after brain death, contributing to primary graft dysfunction and ischaemia reperfusion injury. The current study aimed to develop a novel, 24-h, clinically relevant, ovine model of brain death to investigate the profile of the endothelin axis during brain death-associated cardiopulmonary injury. We hypothesised that brain death in sheep would also result in demonstrable injury to other transplantable organs. METHODS Twelve merino cross ewes were randomised into two groups. Following induction of general anaesthesia and placement of invasive monitoring, brain death was induced in six animals by inflation of an extradural catheter. All animals were supported in an intensive care unit environment for 24 h. Animal management reflected current human donor management, including administration of vasopressors, inotropes and hormone resuscitation therapy. Activation of the endothelin axis and transplantable organ injury were assessed using ELISA, immunohistochemistry and standard biochemical markers. RESULTS All animals were successfully supported for 24 h. ELISA suggested early endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 release, peaking 1 and 6 h after BD, respectively, but there was no difference at 24 h. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of the endothelin axis in pulmonary tissue. Brain dead animals demonstrated tachycardia and hypertension, followed by haemodynamic collapse, typified by a reduction in systemic vascular resistance to 46 ± 1 % of baseline. Mean pulmonary artery pressure rose to 186 ± 20 % of baseline at induction and remained elevated throughout the protocol, reaching 25 ± 2.2 mmHg at 24 h. Right ventricular stroke work increased 25.9 % above baseline by 24 h. Systemic markers of cardiac and hepatocellular injury were significantly elevated, with no evidence of renal dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS This novel, clinically relevant, ovine model of brain death demonstrated that increased pulmonary artery pressures are observed after brain death. This may contribute to right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary injury. The development of this model will allow for further investigation of therapeutic strategies to minimise the deleterious effects of brain death on potentially transplantable organs.
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- Ryan P Watts
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Klesney-Tait JA, Eberlein M. Lung protective ventilation in donors: an ounce of prevention. Chest 2014; 146:4-6. [PMID: 25010954 DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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- Julia A Klesney-Tait
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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