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Review
. 2020 Oct;39(10):1016-1027.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 37th adult lung transplantation report - 2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics

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The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 37th adult lung transplantation report - 2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics

Daniel C Chambers et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Oct.
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Disclosure statement Kiran Khush is supported by National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute award R01HL125303 to study evidence-based strategies for donor heart evaluation and serves as scientific adviser and speaker for CareDx, Inc. Luciano Potena serves as a speaker for Thermo Fisher, Sandoz, Abbott, and Novartis. Josef Stehlik is supported by American Heart Association grant 16SFRN31890003 to study patient health status in disease transitions and serves as consultant for Medtronic and Abbott. Daniel Chambers received research funding from Astellas and Boeringher-Ingelheim. Andreas Zuckermann serves on the speakers bureau of Paragonix, Mallinckrodt, and Franz Kohler Chemie. Eileen Hsich is supported by National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute award R01HL141892 to study disparities in survival among heart transplant candidates and recipients. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Donor age, body mass index, and PO2 by year and region (transplants from eras as shown). (a) Age. (b) Body mass index. (c) PO2.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Donor cause of death by era and region (transplants: January 1992–June 2018). CVA, cerebrovascular accident.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Donor substance use by year (transplants from eras as shown). (a) Smoking. (b) Alcohol. (c) Cocaine. (d) Other.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Donor diabetes and hypertension by year (transplants: January 1995–June 2018). (a) Diabetes. (b) Hypertension.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Kaplan–Meier survival for adult lung transplant recipients by donor age (transplants: January 2000–June 2017 and January 2000–June 2013, respectively). (a) 12 months. (b) 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year. NS, not significant.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Kaplan–Meier survival within 12 months for adult lung transplant recipients by donor and recipient age (transplants: January 2000–June 2017). NS, not significant.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Kaplan–Meier survival for adult lung transplant recipients by donor cause of death (transplants: January 2000–June 2017 and January 2000–June 2013, respectively). (a) 12 months. (b) 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year. CVA, cerebrovascular accident; NS, not significant.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Kaplan–Meier survival for adult lung transplant recipients by donor PO2 (transplants: January 2005–June 2017 and January 2005–June 2013, respectively). (a) 12 months. (b) 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year. NS, not significant.
Figure 9
Figure 9
Kaplan–Meier survival within 12 months for adult lung transplant recipients by donor substance use (transplants from eras as shown). (a) Smoking. (b) Alcohol. (c) Cocaine. (d) Other. NS, not significant.
Figure 10
Figure 10
Kaplan–Meier survival within 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year for adult lung transplant recipients by donor substance use (transplants from eras as shown). (a) Smoking. (b) Alcohol. (c) Cocaine. (d) Other.
Figure 11
Figure 11
Kaplan–Meier survival for adult lung transplant recipients by donor diabetes (transplants from eras as shown). (a) 12 months. (b) 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year.
Figure 12
Figure 12
Kaplan–Meier survival for adult lung transplant recipients by donor hypertension (transplants: January 2000–June 2017 and January 2000–June 2013, respectively). (a) 12 months. (b) 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year.
Figure 13
Figure 13
Kaplan–Meier survival within 5 years conditional on survival to 1 year for adult lung transplant recipients by donor history of hypertension and ischemic time (transplants: January 2005–June 2013).
Figure 14
Figure 14
Kaplan–Meier freedom from BOS conditional on survival to discharge for adult lung transplant recipients by donor age (transplants: January 2000–June 2017). BOS, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Figure 15
Figure 15
Kaplan–Meier freedom from BOS conditional on survival to discharge for adult lung transplant recipients by donor substance use (transplants from eras as shown). (a) Smoking. (b) Alcohol. (c) Cocaine. (d) Other. BOS, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; NS, not significant.
Figure 16
Figure 16
Kaplan–Meier freedom from BOS conditional on survival to discharge for adult lung transplant recipients by donor diabetes and hypertension (transplants from January 2000 to June 2017). (a) Diabetes. (b) Hypertension. BOS, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; NS, not significant.

References

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