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.