title: Recommendations for the use of extended criteria donors in lung transplantation.
abstract: Selection criteria for lung donation were based on initial experiences with lung transplantation without further studies to improve them, thereby guaranteeing the best use of donated organs. A definition of an extended criteria donor is therefore required to obtain more lungs to meet the demands of patients awaiting transplantation. Studies have been reviewed for the impact on survival and morbidity of age ranges, oxygen fraction, cause of death, smoking habits, x-ray findings, infection, hepatitis serology and non-heart-beating status, seeking to support physicians to make decisions regarding the use of marginal organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiopneumonology, Hospital das Clinicas, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. paulopego@incor.usp.br
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pêgo-Fernandes
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Samano
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Fiorelli
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.forename: M C Ribeiro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jatene
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014019:Tissue Donors