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Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled.

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Fitch, ZW; Doberne, J; Reynolds, JM; Jamieson, I; Haney, JC; Klapper, JA; Hartwig, MG
Published in: Am J Transplant
June 2021

We present the case of a 41-year-old female who underwent bilateral lung transplantation after the donor lungs were placed on a normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion and ventilation device and flown nearly 5000 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii to Durham, North Carolina. The patient experienced no primary graft dysfunction. One year after transplantation she has remained rejection-free and exhibits excellent pulmonary function. This case highlights the challenge that active organ preservation systems pose to questions of organ allocation and geographic sharing.

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Am J Transplant

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EISSN

1600-6143

Publication Date

June 2021

Volume

21

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2269 / 2272

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Tissue Donors
  • Surgery
  • Primary Graft Dysfunction
  • Perfusion
  • Organ Preservation
  • North Carolina
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Lung
  • Humans
 

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Fitch, Z. W., Doberne, J., Reynolds, J. M., Jamieson, I., Haney, J. C., Klapper, J. A., & Hartwig, M. G. (2021). Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled. Am J Transplant, 21(6), 2269–2272. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16556
Fitch, Zachary W., Julie Doberne, John M. Reynolds, Ian Jamieson, John C. Haney, Jacob A. Klapper, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled.Am J Transplant 21, no. 6 (June 2021): 2269–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16556.
Fitch ZW, Doberne J, Reynolds JM, Jamieson I, Haney JC, Klapper JA, et al. Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled. Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2269–72.
Fitch, Zachary W., et al. “Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled.Am J Transplant, vol. 21, no. 6, June 2021, pp. 2269–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/ajt.16556.
Fitch ZW, Doberne J, Reynolds JM, Jamieson I, Haney JC, Klapper JA, Hartwig MG. Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled. Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2269–2272.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Transplant

DOI

EISSN

1600-6143

Publication Date

June 2021

Volume

21

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2269 / 2272

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Tissue Donors
  • Surgery
  • Primary Graft Dysfunction
  • Perfusion
  • Organ Preservation
  • North Carolina
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Lung
  • Humans