Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2025; 15(3): 102150
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i3.102150
Table 5 Matched donor characteristics, n (%)
Variable
Overall (n = 416)
Cold static storage (n = 312)
Ex vivo lung perfusion (n = 104)
P value
Age38 (27, 51)38.5 (28, 51)38 (25, 51.2)0.708
Male sex250 (60.1)186 (59.6)64 (61.5)0.817
Coronary artery disease27 (6.5)22 (7.1)5 (4.9)0.58
Smoking history41 (10)29 (9.5)12 (11.5)0.677
Recent cocaine use98 (23.6)75 (24.1)23 (22.1)0.209
Diabetes41 (9.9)30 (9.6)11 (10.6)0.924
Hypertension116 (27.9)88 (28.2)28 (26.9)0.9
Alcohol abuse95 (23.1)77 (25.1)18 (17.3)0.136
Body mass index (kg/m2)27.2 (23.7, 30.8)27.3 (24.1, 30.7)27 (22.9, 32.1)0.544
PaO2/FiO2 ratio446 (394, 503.1)453.5 (400, 504.2)409 (360, 488.2)0.001
Donor cause of death0.252
Neuro (seizure/cerebral vascular accident)118 (28.4)91 (29.2)27 (26.2)
Drug overdose58 (14)48 (15.4)10 (9.7)
Asphyxiation20 (4.8)12 (3.8)8 (7.8)
Cardiovascular41 (9.9)31 (9.9)10 (9.7)
Trauma (gun shot wound/stab/blunt)154 (37.1)113 (36.2)41 (39.8)
Drowning1 (0.2)0 (0)1 (1)
Other23 (5.5)17 (5.4)6 (5.8)
Donation after circulatory death56 (13.5)25 (8)31 (29.8)< 0.001