AUTHOR=Tanaka Sébastien , De Tymowski Christian , Dupuis Erevan , Tran-Dinh Alexy , Lortat-Jacob Brice , Harpan Adela , Jean-Baptiste Sylvain , Boudinet Sandrine , Tahri Chahra-Zad , Salpin Mathilde , Castier Yves , Mordant Pierre , Mal Hervé , Girault Antoine , Atchade Enora , Montravers Philippe , the Bichat Lung Transplant Group TITLE=Is Night Surgery a Nightmare for Lung Transplantation? JOURNAL=Transplant International VOLUME=37 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/transplant-international/articles/10.3389/ti.2024.12816 DOI=10.3389/ti.2024.12816 ISSN=1432-2277 ABSTRACT=

Night work is frequently associated with sleep deprivation and is associated with greater surgical and medical complications. Lung transplantation (LT) is carried out both at night and during the day and involves many medical healthcare workers. The goal of the study was to compare morbidity and mortality between LT recipients according to LT operative time. We performed a retrospective, observational, single-center study. When the procedure started between 6 AM and 6 PM, the patient was allocated to the Daytime group. If the procedure started between 6 PM and 6 AM, the patient was allocated to the Nighttime group. Between January 2015 and December 2020, 253 patients were included. A total of 168 (66%) patients were classified into the Day group, and 85 (34%) patients were classified into the Night group. Lung Donors’ general characteristics were similar between the groups. The 90-day and one-year mortality rates were similar between the groups (90-days: n = 13 (15%) vs. n = 26 (15%), p = 0.970; 1 year: n = 18 (21%) vs. n = 42 (25%), p = 0.499). Daytime LT was associated with more one-year airway dehiscence (n = 36 (21%) vs. n = 6 (7.1%), p = 0.004). In conclusion, among patients who underwent LT, there was no significant association between operative time and survival.