A Simple Prioritization Change to Lung Transplant Allocation May Result in Improved Outcomes

The lung allocation score (LAS) significantly improved outcomes and wait list mortality in lung transplantation. However, mortality remains high for the sickest wait list candidates despite additional changes to allocation distance. Regulatory considerations of overhauling the current lung allocatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2021-02, Vol.111 (2), p.427-435
Hauptverfasser: Chang, Stephanie H., Angel, Luis, Smith, Deane E., Carillo, Julius, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa, Sureau, Kimberly, Montgomery, Robert A., Moazami, Nader, Kon, Zachary N.
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