Impact of the Lung Allocation Score on Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

• DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200810-1603oc
• Publication Date: 2009-06-12T02:32:17Z
• Authors: Hubert Chen; Stephen C. Shiboski; Jeffrey A. Golden; Michael K. Gould; Steven R. Hays; Charles W. Hoopes; Teresa De Marco
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Health Care Rationing; Cystic Fibrosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Patient Selection; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; 3. Good health; Survival Rate; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Age Distribution; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Odds Ratio; Humans; Female; Sex Distribution; Algorithms; Lung Transplantation

In 2005, lung allocation for transplantation in the United States changed from a system based on waiting time to Lung Allocation Score (LAS).