The effect of ex vivo lung perfusion on microbial load in human donor lungs.

Background: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as a technique to potentially recondition unusable donor lungs for transplantation. Beneficial effects of EVLP on physiologic function have been reported, but little is known about the effect of normothermic perfusion on the infectious burden of the donor lung. In this study, we investigated the effect of EVLP on the microbial load of human donor lungs.

Vascular anastomotic complications in lung transplantation: a single institution's experience.

Objectives: Lung transplant recipients were reviewed to compare our early and current experience of vascular complications. Since 1995, we have had a policy of early identification and intervention.

Methods: We undertook a retrospective review of all adult lung transplants performed at our centre.