{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: DCD and DBD lung transplantation optimized by ex vivo perfusion: What to do when the pump fails.
{Author}: Grant AA;Bhakta S;Brozzi N;Talon A;Klima A;Duenas A;Galbut D;Loebe M;Ghodsizad A;
{Journal}: J Card Surg
{Volume}: 35
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: Jan 2020
{Factor}: 1.778
{DOI}: 10.1111/jocs.14273
{Abstract}: <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.