Affiliations:
a. Perfusion Services, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
b. Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
c. Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
ORCID: Blaine Johnsonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0502-9940; Geoffrey Wool https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3335-2905
Abbreviations: DBD, donation after brain death; DCD, donation after circulatory death; EVLP, ex vivo lung perfusion; OCS, Organ Care System; OPO, organ procurement organization; pRBC, packed red blood cells; TIC, thermal isolation chamber; VIP, vacuum insulation panel
Author Contributions: BJ, JB, CS, VJ, TS, and GW all collaborated in the writing and editing of this manuscript. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful for the dedication of Javier Carreon and the UChicago Medicine Blood Bank; and Scott A. Weldon, MA, CMI, FAMI of Baylor College of Medicine for the creation of illustrations.
Word Count: Abstract 250, Main Body 2,892