Bilateral lung transplantation from a donor with fume poisoning.
Organ transplantation is limited by a worldwide organ scarcity. Heart and lung transplantation are particularly affected by this limitation. Consequently, there is increasing interest in transplantation of organs from marginal donors. We report a patient who underwent successful bilateral lung transplantation from a donor with fume poisoning and subsequent resuscitation.
Stöehr
Ingeborg
I
German Foundation for Organ Transplantation, Leipzig, Germany. inge.stoehr@dso.de <inge.stoehr@dso.de>
Nagib
Ragi
R
Franke
Andreas
A
Wachsmuth
Christa
C
Franke
Ulrich Friedrich-Wilhelm
UF
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards