Open AccessLung transplant for interstitial lung disease: outcomes before and after implementation of the united network for organ sharing lung allocation scoring system
Author(s) -
Nilto C. De Oliveira,
Satoru Osaki,
James D. Maloney,
Richard D. Cornwell,
Keith C. Meyer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezr079
Subject(s) - medicine , lung , lung transplantation , interstitial lung disease , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , united network for organ sharing , lung disease , organ donation , gastroenterology , transplantation , liver transplantation
This study was undertaken to evaluate whether the adoption of the united network for organ sharing lung allocation score (LAS) was associated with significant changes in lung transplantation (LTX) outcomes for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) who underwent LTX at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.
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