Open AccessUtilization and Cost Analysis of Lung Transplantation and Survival After 10 Years of Adapting the Lung Allocation Score
Author(s) -
Cesar A. Keller,
Thomas A. Gonwa,
Launia J. White,
March Rucci,
Sue L. Visscher,
Cassie C. Kennedy,
Richard C. Daly,
James M. Naessens
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002227
Subject(s) - medicine , reimbursement , confidence interval , transplantation , intensive care unit , lung , demography , health care , sociology , economics , economic growth
Lungs are allocated in the United States using the lung allocation score (LAS). We investigated the effect of LAS trends on lung transplant-related costs, healthcare utilization, and mortality.