Extended travel for donor organs: Is cold static storage still relevant

Table 4 Matched recipient characteristics, n (%)

Variable	Overall (n = 416)	Cold static storage (n = 312)	Ex vivo lung perfusion (n = 104)	P value
Age	62 (55.8, 67)	62 (55.8, 67)	63 (55.5, 68)	0.621
Male sex	244 (58.7)	183 (58.7)	61 (58.7)	0.999
Race				0.92
White	305 (73.3)	229 (73.4)	76 (73.1)
Black	44 (10.6)	32 (10.3)	12 (11.5)
Other	67 (16.1)	51 (16.3)	16 (15.4)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	26.4 (23, 29.2)	26.4 (23, 29.2)	26.4 (23.6, 29.3)	0.75
Diabetes	95 (22.8)	73 (23.4)	22 (21.2)	0.736
Former smoker	236 (56.7)	171 (54.8)	65 (62.5)	0.209
Glomerular filtration rate (mL/minute/1.73 m2)	93.8 (76, 121.1)	93.2 (76, 118)	97.6 (76.5, 125.5)	0.54
Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg)	24 (20, 31)	24 (19, 31)	24 (21, 31.5)	0.457
Diagnosis				0.999
Cystic fibrosis/immunodeficiency	12 (2.9)	9 (2.9)	3 (2.9)
Obstructive lung disease	114 (27.4)	86 (27.6)	28 (26.9)
Pulmonary vascular disease	20 (4.8)	15 (4.8)	5 (4.8)
Restrictive lung disease	270 (64.9)	202 (64.7)	68 (65.4)
Lung allocation score	40.5 (34.9, 52.7)	40.4 (34.6, 52.8)	40.5 (35.4, 52.2)	0.987
Hospitalized prior to transplant				0.992
Not hospitalized	324 (77.9)	243 (77.9)	81 (77.9)
Hospitalized	35 (8.4)	26 (8.3)	9 (8.7)
In intensive care unit	57 (13.7)	43 (13.8)	14 (13.5)
Pre-operative ventilator	18 (4.3)	15 (4.8)	3 (2.9)	0.578
Pre-operative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	24 (5.8)	20 (6.4)	4 (3.8)	0.466
Days on wait list	38 (12, 123)	34.5 (12, 121.8)	41.5 (13.8, 123)	0.765

Variables are either presented as median, interquartile range or n, percentage when appropriate.