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We report a case of successful liver transplantation after controlled donor after cardiac death procurement from a donor who died of pulmonary failure. The donor was a 28-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, whose life support could not continue when her condition deteriorated rapidly while waiting for a suitable donor for lung transplantation. She was on noninvasive negative pressure ventilatory support before the donor organs were procured.
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Faraj, W., Marangoni, G., Dar, F. et al. Liver transplantation from a non-heart-beating donor after pulmonary failure: Report of a case. Surg Today 39, 913–915 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-3950-0
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