title: Controlled non-heart beating donor lung transplantation: initial experience in Spain.
abstract: Although the number of lung transplants in Spain is increasing annually, more organs are required to ease waiting lists. Controlled non-heart beating donors (NHBD) (Maastricht III) are a reality at international level, and contribute significantly to increasing donor numbers. In this study, we present our NHBD protocol and the initial experience in Spain using lung grafts from this type of donor. Three bilateral lung transplants were performed between January 2012 and December 2014. Preservation was by ex-vivo lung perfusion in 2 cases and by traditional cold ischemia in the other. None of the patients developed grade 3 primary graft dysfunction, no in-hospital mortality was recorded and 1-year survival was 100%. These initial results, and international experience, should help to develop similar protocols to encourage the use of controlled non-heart beating donors.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jluiscampo82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Campo-Cañaveral de la Cruz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez de Antonio
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoyos-Mejía
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Redondo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Rosalía
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laporta-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varela de Ugarte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D014019:Tissue Donors
keywords: Controlled non-heart beating donor; Donante en asistolia controlada; Lung transplantation; Supervivencia; Survival; Trasplante pulmonar