Ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of lungs (ex-vivo lung perfusion) for transplant

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of lungs for transplant is adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit. Find out what standard arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page.

Clinicians and centres doing this procedure must follow the relevant regulatory and legal requirements of the Human Tissue Authority.

Clinicians should enter details about all patients having this procedure and details about the device used into the NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation registry.