Lung transplantation from controlled donation after circulatory death using simultaneous abdominal normothermic regional perfusion: A single center experience.

Despite the benefits of abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP) for abdominal grafts in controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD), there is limited information on the effect of A-NRP on the quality of the cDCD lungs. We aimed to study the effect of A-NRP in lungs obtained from cDCD and its impact on recipients´ outcomes. This is a study comparing outcomes of lung transplants (LT) from cDCD donors (September 2014 to December 2021) obtained using A-NRP as the abdominal preservation method. As controls, all lung recipients transplanted from donors after brain death (DBD) were considered. The primary outcomes were lung recipient 3-month, 1-year, and 5-year survival. A total of 269 LT were performed (60 cDCD and 209 DBD). There was no difference in survival at 3 months (98.3% cDCD vs. 93.7% DBD), 1 year (90.9% vs. 87.2%), and 5 years (68.7% vs. 69%). LT from the cDCD group had a higher rate of primary graft dysfunction grade 3 at 72 h (10% vs. 3.4%; p <  .001). This is the largest experience ever reported with the use of A-NRP combined with lung retrieval in cDCD donors. This combined method is safe for lung grafts presenting short-term survival outcomes equivalent to those transplanted through DBD.

Fistula arteriovenosa vertebro-vertebral tras canulación venosa vía yugular interna. Reporte de Caso / Vertebro-vertebral fistula after internal jugular vein catheterization. Case report

Abstract Head and neck arteriovenous fistulas are uncommon. Central venous catheterization is a very frequent medical procedure, and complications are not unusual. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman who developed an arteriovenous vertebro-vertebral fistula after internal jugular vein cannulation. The only clinical manifestation was tinnitus, and physical examination revealed systolic cervical murmur and cervical thrill. The diagnosis was made with computed tomography and angiography, and the treatment was performed by means of non-invasive fistula closure with platinum coil embolization.

Resumen Las fistulas arteriovenosas de cabeza y cuello son muy poco frecuentes. La cateterización de vías venosas centrales es un procedimiento médico muy frecuente y no exento de complicaciones. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 56 años con fistula arteriovenosa vertebro-vertebral tras canalización de vía venosa central vía yugular interna. La única manifestación clínica fue la presencia de acufenos, y la exploración física demostró soplo cervical y thrill a la palpación. El diagnóstico se realizó mediante angiografía y tomografía computerizada, y el tratamiento por técnica no invasiva con cierre mediante embolización con espirales de platino.