Limitations
There are some limitations to this study. The study sample size is
small, but it should be noted that at the time of this study, only 16
institutions in the United States were utilizing OCS Lung for EVLP, with
Loor et al. reporting 87% of eligible lungs transplanted with OCS
Lung.7 pRBC units transported with the Performance
cooler did not collect temperature log data. Therefore, actual
temperature deviations could not be accurately assessed. Further studies
are needed to investigate the clinical benefit of utilizing this
technology concerning patient outcomes.