| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| BOS | bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome |
| BTT | bridge to transplantation |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CBP | cardiopulmonary bypass |
| CLAD | chronic lung allograft dysfunction |
| CO | cardiac output |
| DCD | donation after circulatory death |
| eDSA | early donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies |
| ECD | extended-criteria donor |
| ECLS | extracorporeal life support |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ET | Eurotransplant |
| EVLP | ex vivo lung perfusion |
| ISHLT | International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation |
| LAS | lung allocation score |
| MFI | mean fluorescence intensity |
| PGD | primary graft dysfunction |
| RBCs | red blood cells |
| RAS | restrictive allograft syndrome |