Excellent long-term outcome with lungs obtained from uncontrolled donation after circulatory death.

We aimed to propose a simple and effective preservation method in lungs procured for transplantation from uncontrolled donation after circulatory death (uDCD) associated with excellent long-term results. Outcome measures for lung recipients were survival and primary graft dysfunction (PGD) grade 3. Survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Effect of an intensive lung donor-management protocol on lung transplantation outcomes.

Background: An intensive lung donor-management protocol based on a strict protocol would increase the lung procurement rate. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of such a protocol on the rate of lung grafts available for transplant.

Methods: A lung-management protocol for donors after brain death (DBD) was implemented in 2009.

Aspergillus endocarditis in lung transplant recipient: successful surgical treatment.

Solid organ transplantation can be followed by Aspergillus infection, implying high mortality rates. The highest infection rates are registered among lung transplant recipients. We present a recent case of an Aspergillus endocarditis in a young lung transplant recipient.

The Spanish Lung Transplant Registry: first report of results (2006-2010).

The Spanish Lung Transplant Registry (SLTR) began its activities in 2006 with the participation of all the lung transplantation (LT) groups with active programs in Spain. This report presents for the first time an overall description and results of the patients who received lung transplants in Spain from 2006 to 2010. LT activity has grown progressively, and in this time period 951 adults and 31 children underwent lung transplantation.

Nosocomial infection following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Objectives: To assess the incidence and risk factors for nosocomial infection after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

Methods: Prospective cohort study of all consecutive patients who underwent VATS surgery during 20 months. Patients were visited on a daily basis and followed up until they were discharged from the hospital.

Guidelines for the selection of lung transplantation candidates.

The present guidelines have been prepared with the consensus of at least one representative of each of the hospitals with lung transplantation programs in Spain. In addition, prior to their publication, these guidelines have been reviewed by a group of prominent reviewers who are recognized for their professional experience in the field of lung transplantation. Within the following pages, the reader will find the selection criteria for lung transplantation candidates, when and how to remit a patient to a transplantation center and, lastly, when to add the patient to the waiting list.

Nosocomial infection after lung surgery: incidence and risk factors.

Study Objectives: To assess the incidence and risk factors for nosocomial infection after lung surgery.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Service of thoracic surgery of an acute-care teaching hospital in Santander, Spain.