Table 2.

Surgical Characteristics

Data presented as n (%) or mean ±SD
Characteristic		Mechanical ventilation support	No mechanical ventilation support
N		419	419
Donor age (years)		34.6 ±14.3	35.1 ±14.0
Donor sex (female)		187 (45%)	197 (47%)
Transplant Type
	Bilateral lung	329 (78.5)	311 (74.2)
	Single lung	82 (19.6)	104 (24.8)
	Heart-Lung	8 (1.9)	4 (1)
Ischemic Time (hours)		5.5 ±1.6	5.4 ±1.8
Center Volume*
	1-20	73 (17.4)	104 (24.8)
	21-34	80 (19.1)	77 (18.4)
	≥ 35	266 (63.5)	238 (56.8)

^*Center volume = number of transplants performed yearly