Cytokine Levels in Steen Solution Perfusate Increase During Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) of Lungs from Conventional Donors (Cony) and Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Donors (uDCDDs)

We hypothesized that inflammatory cytokines would be released during EVLP, and that cytokine release would be similar in lungs from Conv and uDCDD donors. We measured cytokine levels in archived frozen Steen solution samples.