Evaluation of the INSPIRE trial and its implications for lung transplantation with normothermic portable ex vivo lung perfusion

Central MessageThe INSPIRE trial was a first of its kind randomized control multicenter international trial that demonstrated the safety and efficacy of portable normothermic EVLP in standard donor lung transplantation.The Invited Expert Opinion provides a perspective on this topic based on the following paper: Lancet Respir Med. 2018;6:357-67.See Commentaries on pages 1264 and 1266. The INSPIRE trial was a first of its kind randomized control...