Planned Semi-Elective Lung Tx Study

When suitable donor lungs become available for a consented recipient, and the donor cross clamp time occurs between 6pm and 4am, the transplant procedure (anesthesia starting time) will be allowed to be moved to a 6am start or later with the lungs being preserved at 10C cold static preservation upon organ arrival to our hospital using a specific refrigerator. The maximum allowed time between donor cross clamp and recipient anesthesia initiation will be 12h.