Inflammatory and infective indices of donors accepted and excluded from use in lung transplantation
| Donor outcome | Neutrophils (%) | Neutrophils (×103/ml) | IL-8 (pg/ml) | TNF-α (pg/ml) | No (%) culture positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Median (range). | |||||
| †Mann-Whitney U test. | |||||
| ‡Fisher’s exact test. | |||||
| Accepted (n = 12) | 37.9 (0–96.9) | 44 (0–1200) | 810 (0–17600) | 140 (0–340) | 9 (75%) |
| Excluded (n = 21) | 36.0 (0–98.1) | 46 (0–1400) | 540 (0–15100) | 160 (0–76) | 9 (43%) |
| p value | 0.49† | 0.78† | 0.64† | 0.63† | 0.1‡ |