Ceulemans LJ Inci I Van Raemdonck D 2019 PURPOSE OF REVIEW The current review presents a concise update on published literature on donation after circulatory death (DCD) and lung transplantation (LTx). Worldwide an increasing need for lungs is evident, however the utilization rate of DCD lung donors is still considerably low. In this summary article, we reviewed both the experimental background and international clinical experience. RECENT FINDINGS Our analysis confirmed satisfactory results for LTx from DCD donors, which equals the results from donation after brain death. Although most studies reported on short-term results, some confirmed these results on the long-term and development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Our review summarizes the different DCD categories and underlines the potential of the DCD V category. We analyze the barriers to implement a DCD program, discuss the more recent advances like ex-vivo lung perfusion and describe the future challenges. SUMMARY Based on the current short-term and long-term clinical results, we believe that barriers for DCD utilization should be overcome, resulting in a safe implementation of more DCD LTx programs worldwide. VIDEO ABSTRACT. application/pdf https://sonar.ch/global/documents/258882 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1097/MOT.0000000000000627 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/31090638 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Current opinion in organ transplantation. - 2019 Brain Death Humans Lung Transplantation Middle Aged Tissue Donors Tissue and Organ Procurement Lung donation after circulatory death. http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501