Should All Donors Be Treated by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion?

To the Editor We read with great interest the article by Divithotawela et al, which demonstrated the posttransplant long-term outcomes were similar between ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) –treated lung transplant (LTx) and standard LTx, although the quality of donor lungs was worse with EVLP-treated LTx. To our knowledge, this study is the largest study of EVLP and includes 230 EVLP cases. We congratulate Divithotawela et al for this excellent study.
Source: JAMA Surgery - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research