Leonie H. Venema

Oct 24, 2023 | mdpi.com | Leonie H. Venema |Roland F. Hoffmann |Barbro N Melgert |Carmen A. Moes

1. IntroductionLung transplantation is a life-saving surgical procedure for patients with end-stage lung disease []. Currently, there is a shortage of donor lungs, leading to increased waiting times, resulting in approximately 20% of patients on the waiting list dying [,,]. The utilization rate of donor lungs (10–15%) is lower than that of the kidneys and the liver (combined 80–85%) [,,,,].

Mar 19, 2023 | mdpi.com | Hanno Maassen |Leonie H. Venema |Marc Weiss |Tobias M Huijink

Open AccessArticlebyHanno Maassen 1,2, Leonie H. Venema 2, Marc G. Weiss 3,4, Tobias M. Huijink 2, H. Sijbrand Hofker 2, Anna K. Keller 4, Tom E. Mollnes 5,6,7,8, Marco Eijken 3,9, Søren E. Pischke 5,6,10, Bente Jespersen 3, Harry van Goor 1 and Henri G. D.