Lund [Sweden]: Donated lungs in vast quantities cannot be transplanted. Researchers at Skane University Hospital and Lund University in Sweden completed an animal study that raises the possibility of using more donor lungs in the future. To determine whether the treatment will have the same favourable impact on people, the researchers have started a pilot trial.
In Sweden, about 190 organs are donated annually. Only around 30% of the lungs can be used for transplantation due to lung damage. In addition, a significant portion of patients dies within five years after transplantation, which raises the mortality rate.
