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Low potassium dextran is superior to University of Wisconsin solution in high-risk lung transplant recipients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20634098     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The ideal solution for recovery of donor lungs remains unknown. Low potassium dextran (LPD) solution is most common, but University of Wisconsin (UW) solution is also used. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database allows assessment of preservation solutions in a large cohort of lung transplant (LTx) patients.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the UNOS data set for adult primary LTx patients (2005-2008) whose donor lungs were recovered with UW or LPD solution. Patients were stratified by UW vs LPD, and secondarily grouped by quartiles of the lung allocation score (LAS) to examine high-risk recipients. Kaplan-Meier (KM) short-term mortality (30 days, 90 days, 1 year) and rejection in the first year were examined for intervals with adequate follow-up. Cox proportional hazard regression using 11 variables examined all cause 1-year mortality.
RESULTS: Of 4,455 patients, 4,161 (93.4%) received LPD lungs and 294 (6.6%) received UW lungs, and 1,105 patients (24.8%) died during the study. There was no mortality difference based on flush solution with all patients examined together. However, patients in the upper 2 LAS quartiles (Q3: 37.8-45.4, Q4: > 45.4) receiving LPD lungs had greater 1-year survival of 81.5% vs 73.5% (p = 0.02). On multivariable analysis, flush with UW solution resulted in an increased risk of 1-year mortality (hazard ratio, 1.77. 95% confidence interval, 1.21-2.58; p = 0.003) vs LPD. Preservation solution did not affect rejection rates in the year after LTx. KM modeling demonstrated the effect of flush solution on survival (p = 0.02).
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the largest modern cohort to evaluate the effect of donor lung flush solutions on survival in adult LTx. UW solution increases the risk of 1-year mortality in high-risk LTx recipients.
Authors:
George J Arnaoutakis; Jeremiah G Allen; Christian A Merlo; William A Baumgartner; John V Conte; Ashish S Shah
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2010-07-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1557-3117     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Heart Lung Transplant.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2011-03-16     Revised Date:  2011-08-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102703     Medline TA:  J Heart Lung Transplant     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1380-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine
Adult
Aged
Allopurinol
Dextrans
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glucose
Glutathione
Humans
Insulin
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lung*
Lung Transplantation / mortality*
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Preservation / methods*
Organ Preservation Solutions*
Raffinose
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
231-00-0115//PHS HHS; 2T32DK007713-12/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; T32 CA126607-01A2/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Organ Preservation Solutions; 0/University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution; 0/low potassium dextran glucose solution; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 315-30-0/Allopurinol; 50-99-7/Glucose; 512-69-6/Raffinose; 58-61-7/Adenosine; 70-18-8/Glutathione; 9004-54-0/Dextrans
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