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. 2014 Apr 4;27(6):553–561. doi: 10.1111/tri.12295

Table 2.

Characteristics of donors of lungs that underwent EVLP.

Cause of death Age Smoking CXR Secretions BAS OTO P/F MV CVP WBC Comorbidities Vasopressors CCA
1 Cerebrovascular 45 50 + 11 180 7 14 10.3 NA, DP NO
2 Cerebrovascular 53 48 + 10 188 1 15 7.42 DB, LD, AH NA, DP NO
3 Postanoxic 63 10 + S.Aureus 6 395 5 13 18.2 HT NA, DB YES
4 Cerebrovascular 59 0 + + 10 280 1 13 16.5 NA, DP NO
5 Cerebrovascular 48 10 ++ P.Aerug 9 155 3 13 2.66 LD, AH NA NO
6 Cerebrovascular 60 56 + ++ K.Pn;K.Ox 14 258 3 8 14.3 AH NA NO
7 Cerebrovascular 38 54 + + H.Infl 11 283 2 13 12.7 NA, DP YES
8 Cerebrovascular 59 0 + ++ 12 158* 8 17 17.1 IHD, CS, AH NA, DB NO

Age, years; Smoking, smoking history (packs/year); CXR, chest X-ray: (–) clear, (+), abnormal; Secretions: (–) none, (+) minor, (++) moderate; BAS, bronchoaspirate; OTO, Oto score 12; P/F, PaO2/FiO2 ratio; MV, duration of mechanical ventilation (days); CVP, central venous pressure; WBC, white blood cells; CAA, cardio-circulatory arrest; DB, diabetes; AH, arterial hypertension; HT, hypothyroidism; LD, liver disease; IHD, ischemic heart disease; CS, cardiogenic shock; NA, noradrenaline; DP, dopamine; DB, dobutamine; L, levosimendan. S.Aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; P.Aerug, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; K.Pn, Klebsiella pneumoniae; K.Ox, Klebsiella oxytoca; H.Inf, Haemofilus influenzae.

*

While on full veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support for cardiogenic shock treatment.