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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2025; 15(3): 102150
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i3.102150
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 |
Age | 38 (27, 51) | 38.5 (28, 51) | 38 (25, 51.2) | 0.708 |
Male sex | 250 (60.1) | 186 (59.6) | 64 (61.5) | 0.817 |
Coronary artery disease | 27 (6.5) | 22 (7.1) | 5 (4.9) | 0.58 |
Smoking history | 41 (10) | 29 (9.5) | 12 (11.5) | 0.677 |
Recent cocaine use | 98 (23.6) | 75 (24.1) | 23 (22.1) | 0.209 |
Diabetes | 41 (9.9) | 30 (9.6) | 11 (10.6) | 0.924 |
Hypertension | 116 (27.9) | 88 (28.2) | 28 (26.9) | 0.9 |
Alcohol abuse | 95 (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 ratio | 446 (394, 503.1) | 453.5 (400, 504.2) | 409 (360, 488.2) | 0.001 |
Donor cause of death | 0.252 | |||
Neuro (seizure/cerebral vascular accident) | 118 (28.4) | 91 (29.2) | 27 (26.2) | |
Drug overdose | 58 (14) | 48 (15.4) | 10 (9.7) | |
Asphyxiation | 20 (4.8) | 12 (3.8) | 8 (7.8) | |
Cardiovascular | 41 (9.9) | 31 (9.9) | 10 (9.7) | |
Trauma (gun shot wound/stab/blunt) | 154 (37.1) | 113 (36.2) | 41 (39.8) | |
Drowning | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Other | 23 (5.5) | 17 (5.4) | 6 (5.8) | |
Donation after circulatory death | 56 (13.5) | 25 (8) | 31 (29.8) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Reynolds M, Walsh MG, Cui EY, Satija D, Gouchoe DA, Henn MC, Choi K, Mokadam NA, Ganapathi AM, Whitson BA. Extended travel for donor organs: Is cold static storage still relevant. World J Transplant 2025; 15(3): 102150
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i3/102150.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i3.102150