Objective  To explore the efficacy and prognosis of lung transplantation from donors combined with pulmonary contusion on the treatment of patients with end-stage lung disease.

  Methods  Clinical data of 73 cases of donors and recipients were collected. The donors and recipients were divided into contusion group (23 cases of donors and recipients, with a maximum diameter of contusion in 5-8 cm) and standard group (50 cases of donors and recipients) depending on combined pulmonary contusion. Major clinical indicators postoperative oxygenation index, duration of mechanical ventilation and chest tube drainage and incidence of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and prognosis of the recipients in both groups were compared.

  Results  The recipients in both groups presented no significant difference in postoperative oxygenation index, duration of mechanical ventilation and chest tube drainage and incidence of PGD (all P>0.05). The postoperative 1-year survival of the recipients in standard group and contusion group was 74% and 83%, which presented no statistically significant difference (P>0.05).

  Conclusions  The efficacy and prognosis of lung transplantation from donors combined with pulmonary contusion (with a maximum diameter of 5-8 cm) are comparable to those of lung transplantation from standard donors.