Face-Down donors could boost lung transplants
NCT ID NCT07251777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether placing brain-dead organ donors on their stomach (prone position) helps keep their lungs healthy enough for transplant. Researchers compared this to the usual back-lying (supine) position in 254 donors across 10 hospitals in Argentina. The goal was to see if prone positioning increases the number of lungs that can be used for transplantation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de Alta Complejidad del Bicentenario Esteban Echeverría
Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, 1842, Argentina
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