%0 Case Reports
%T DCD and DBD lung transplantation optimized by ex vivo perfusion: What to do when the pump fails.
%A Grant AA
%A Bhakta S
%A Brozzi N
%A Talon A
%A Klima A
%A Duenas A
%A Galbut D
%A Loebe M
%A Ghodsizad A
%J J Card Surg
%V 35
%N 1
%D Jan 2020
%M 31899833
%F 1.778
%R 10.1111/jocs.14273
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Ex vivo perfusion is a safe and feasible method of assessing and using high-risk donor organs.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>We describe a case of successfully ex vivo treated and transplanted human lung allografts.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Donor human lungs were assessed using ex vivo, our trouble shooting protocol allowed safe recovery.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>We successfully implanted our ex vivo treated organs.