Call for Changes in Lung Allocation to Reduce Transplant Wait-List Mortality for Cystic Fibrosis

Nolley and Pilewaski discuss a study that determines ways to effectively change in lung allocation to reduce transplant wait-list mortality for cystic fibrosis. They offer details of the method of the study that uses data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, which contains informat...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019-10, Vol.200 (8), p.956-957
Main Authors: Nolley, Eric P, Pilewski, Joseph M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cystic Fibrosis
Humans
Lung diseases
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Respiratory diseases
Transplants
Transplants & implants
Waiting Lists
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Summary:Nolley and Pilewaski discuss a study that determines ways to effectively change in lung allocation to reduce transplant wait-list mortality for cystic fibrosis. They offer details of the method of the study that uses data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, which contains information on wait-list mortality and post-transplant survival and the CF Foundation Patient Registry. The authors offer explanation of the result and indicates that the objective CF-specific variables should be considered for inclusion in a revision to the LAS by the Thoracic Committee of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970
DOI:10.1164/rccm.201907-1385ED