Cold static preservation at 10°C shows promising results for safely extending lung transplantation timeframes

Extension of Cold Static Donor Lung Preservation at 10°C – NEJM Evidence

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Donor lungs for transplantation are stored on ice and transplanted as rapidly as possible. In an advance that may ease transplant logistics, Ali et al. now report that prolonged storage of donor lungs at 10°C may lead to equivalent outcomes.

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