title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave S, LHRB 780, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA. david.mcgiffin@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McGiffin
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D051799:Delayed Graft Function / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D014019:Tissue Donors