Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes

Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes

Objective. The lung allocation score (LAS) resulted in a lung transplantation (LT) selection process guided by clinical acuity. We sought to evaluate the relationship between LAS and outcomes. Methods. We analyzed Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) data pertaining to recipients betwe...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah A. Hayanga, Alena Lira, Tedi Vlahu, Jingyan Yang, Jonathan K. Aboagye, Heather K. Hayanga, James D. Luketich, Jonathan D’Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/836751
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