Alice L. Zhou MS , Alexandra A. Rizaldi BA , Jessica M. Ruck MD, PhD , Armaan F. Akbar BS , Andrew Kalra BS , Alfred J. Casillan MD, PhD , Jinny S. Ha MD , Christian A. Merlo MD , Ahmet Kilic MD , Errol L. Bush MD
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Abstract
Objectives
Concomitant heart and lung recovery can result in increased operative complexity, ischemic time, and competition for resources and anatomic territory. Dual thoracic recovery from circulatory death donors may have additional risks that are not fully understood. We investigated the effects of dual heart and lung recovery from circulatory death donors on thoracic transplant outcomes.
Methods
Using the United Network for Organ Sharing database, we categorized all adult thoracic circulatory death donor transplants from 2019 to 2023 by whether the donor heart, lung, or both (dual donors) were recovered. Heart and lung transplant outcomes were compared between dual recovery donors and heart-only or lung-only donors, respectively, using multivariable analyses.
Results
Of the 2513 donors included, 42.9% were heart-only, 45.0% were lung-only, and 12.0% were dual donors. Recipients of dual versus heart-only donors had similar likelihood of post-transplant dialysis (18.9% vs 18.3%, P = .84), likelihood of stroke (2.9% vs 4.7%, P = .34), and 2-year risk of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.15 [95% CI, 0.90-1.47], P = .26), but lower likelihood of acute rejection (10.2% vs 16.1%, P = .04). Recipients of dual and lung-only donors had similar likelihood of predischarge acute rejection (7.6% vs 8.5%, P = .70), intubation at 72 hours (38.9% vs 45.1%, P = .13), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at 72 hours (13.1% vs 18.1%, P = .11), as well as 2-year risk of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.16 [95% CI, 0.74-1.82], P = .52).
Conclusions
Recovering both the heart and lungs from a circulatory death donor does not negatively impact transplant outcomes. Outcomes in this population should continue to be investigated as more data and longer-term follow-up become available.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery presents original, peer-reviewed articles on diseases of the heart, great vessels, lungs and thorax with emphasis on surgical interventions. An official publication of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the Journal focuses on techniques and developments in acquired cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac repair, thoracic procedures, heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and other procedures.