PF and organ donation

[Paul D Boccocelli]

Not sure I understand the question. Most transplant hospitals, to the best of my knowledge/experience only perform double lung transplants. A living donor cannot donate both his/her lungs as a donor and live. Maybe clarify your intent.

[Samuel Kirton]

Hi Paul – if you encounter someone and during the course of the conversation they tell you they are not an organ donor… what can you say to them about organ donation to have them become a registered organ donor.

Also, transplant centers conducting lung transplants here in the U.S. typically provide both single and double lung transplants. It’s dependent on the patient’s need and the available lungs. One of my regular readers here has had two single-lung transplants years apart. Living lung donor donations are being refined every day. I can recommend this Gift of Life Michigan blog as a good primer on how living donors support lung transplant programs. https://giftoflifemichigan.org/blog/can-a-living-person-donate-a-lung