According to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Registry, graft failure accounted for 24.7% of deaths within 30 days of transplantation among adult lung recipients between 1992 and 2012 [1]. Although important details distinguishing different causes of early graft failure may be missing from the Registry data, it is likely that primary graft dysfunction (PGD) i...

DESIGN Inhaled iloprost was known to alleviate ischemic-reperfusion lung injury. We investigated whether intraoperative inhaled iloprost can prevent the development of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Data for a consecutive series of patients who underwent lung transplantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were retrieved. By propensity score matching, 2 comparabl...

BACKGROUND Infections and primary graft dysfunction are devastating complications in the immediate postoperative period following lung transplantation. Nowadays, reliable diagnostic tools are not available. Biomarkers could improve early infection diagnosis. METHODS Multicentre prospective observational study that included all centres authorized to perform lung transplantation in Spain. Lung ...

Background: Doppler ultrasonography is a noninvasive imaging modality with no ionizing radiation or contrast administration that can be applied for renal transplant regardless of renal functions. It is routinely used by many clinicians to diagnose graft dysfunction postoperatively and during longterm follow-up to identify its possible etiology and also to guide graft biopsy. Aim of the Work: To...

PurposeThe International Consortium on Primary Graft Dysfunction is a multicenter, prospective observational study that has collected data over 2700 HT recipients to identify clinical risk factors for PGD in the contemporary era. The objective of this was determine whether BTT with LVAD associated and, if so, high-risk features recipients.MethodsWe from 10 participating sites Europe, United Sta...