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donation after cardiac death, donation after circulatory death, guidelines, lung, nonheart beating donation, review, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Surgery, Transplantation, HEART-BEATING DONORS, CATEGORY-III DONOR, CARDIAC-DEATH, BRAIN-DEAD, TRANSPLANTATION, EXPERIENCE, LONG, Adult, Brain Death, Congresses as Topic, Heparin, Humans, International Cooperation, Lung Diseases, Lung Transplantation, Middle Aged, Organ Preservation, Perfusion, Tissue Donors, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Transplants, Warm Ischemia, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

In an era where there is a shortage of lungs for transplantation is increased utilization of lungs from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors. We review the reports of 11 controlled and 1 uncontrolled DCD programs focusing on donor criteria, procedural criteria, graft assessment, and preservation techniques including the use of ex vivo lung perfusion. We have formulated conclusions and recommendations for each of these areas, which were presented at the 6th International Conference on Organ Donation. A table of recommendations, the grade of recommendations, and references are provided.