Table 1 Recipient and donor characteristics

Recipient characteristics variable

non-POC group (n = 36)

POC group (n = 31)

p-value

Male sex

25 (69%)

20 (64.5%)

0.67

Age (years; mean ± SD)

56.22 ± 9.05

45.69 ± 16.54

0.002

Weight (kg; mean ± SD)

76.64 ± 18.21

67.48 ± 16.51

0.036

Height (cm; mean ± SD)

173.81 ± 9.72

169.55 ± 9.57

0.08

Body mass index (mean ± SD)

25.03 ± 4.04

23.25 ± 4.33

0.09

MPAP (mmHg; mean ± SD)

23.97 ± 6.05

25.58 ± 9.63

0.43

Transplant indication

 COPD

15 (41.6%)

12 (38.7%)

0.81

 Pulmonary fibrosis

18 (50%)

9 (29%)

0.08

 Cystic fibrosis

2 (5.6%)

10 (32.3%)

0.005

 Sarcoidosis

1 (2.8%)

0

0.35

Intra-Operative recipient characteristics

 Thoracotomy

  Sternum sparing

5 (14%)

8 (25.8%)

0.22

  Clamshell

31 (86%)

23 (74.2%)

0.22

  Intraoperative ECMO

31 (86%)

21 (67.7%)

0.07

Ischemic time (min; mean ± SD)

 First lung

242.83 ± 40.23

243.52 ± 40.96

0.91

 Second lung

353.69 ± 47.21

354.06 ± 58.02

0.24

Donor characteristics variable

non-POC group (n = 36)

POC group (n = 31)

p-value

Male sex

23 (63.9%)

17 (54.8%)

0.45

Age (years; mean ± SD)

43.56 ± 18.84

43.81 ± 15.14

0.95

Weight (kg; mean ± SD)

71.67 ± 16.32

73.77 ± 18.12

0.62

Height (cm; mean ± SD)

170.92 ± 12.98

173.81 ± 9.95

0.32

Body mass index (mean ± SD)

25.13 ± 6.71

24.28 ± 5.26

0.57

Horowitz index (mmHg; mean ± SD)

468.56 ± 64.58

475.32 ± 63.83

0.67

Smoking history, n (%)

8 (22.2%)

5 (16.1%)

0.53

Cause of death, n (%)

 subarachnoid hemorrhage

5 (13.9%)

7 (22.6%)

0.35

 intracerebral bleeding

9 (25%)

9 (29%)

0.71

 trauma capitis

13 (36.1%)

11 (35.5%)

0.96

 anoxic brain damage

7 (19.4%)

1(3.2%)

0.06

 other

2 (5.6%)

3 (9.7%)

0.66