Same-teams versus different-teams for long distance lung procurement: A cost analysis.

Autor:	Olaso DG; School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: danae.olaso@duke.edu., Halpern SE; School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC., Krischak MK; School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC., Au S; School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC., Jamieson IR; Office of Finance, Duke Transplant Center, Durham, NC., Haney JC; Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC., Klapper JA; Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC., Hartwig MG; Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery [J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg] 2023 Mar; Vol. 165 (3), pp. 908-919.e3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 10.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.05.040
Abstrakt:	Objective: In an era of broader lung sharing, different-team transplantation (DT, procuring team from nonrecipient center) may streamline procurement logistics; however, safety and cost implications of DT remain unclear. To understand whether DT represents a safe means to reduce lung transplant (LTx) costs, we compared posttransplant outcomes and lung procurement and index hospitalization costs among matched DT and same-team transplantation (ST, procuring team from recipient center) cohorts at a single, high-volume institution. We hypothesized that DT reduces costs without compromising outcomes after LTx. Methods: Patients who underwent DT between January 2016 to May 2020 were included. A cohort of patients who underwent ST was matched 1:3 (nearest neighbor) based on recipient age, disease group, lung allocation score, history of previous LTx, and bilateral versus single LTx. Posttransplant outcomes and costs were compared between groups. Results: In total, 23 DT and 69 matched ST recipients were included. Perioperative outcomes and posttransplant survival were similar between groups. Compared with ST, DT was associated with similar lung procurement and index hospitalization costs (DT vs ST, procurement: median $65,991 vs $58,847, P = .16; index hospitalization: median $294,346 vs $322,189, P = .7). On average, procurement costs increased $3263 less per 100 nautical miles for DT versus ST; DT offered cost-savings when travel distances exceeded approximately 363 nautical miles. Conclusions: At our institution, DT and ST were associated with similar post-LTx outcomes; DT offered cost-savings with increasing procurement travel distance. These findings suggest that DT may mitigate logistical and financial burdens of lung procurement; however, further investigation in a multi-institutional cohort is warranted. (Copyright © 2022 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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