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OPTN / SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Lung
Author(s) -
Valapour M.,
Lehr C. J.,
Skeans M. A.,
Smith J. M.,
Uccellini K.,
Goff R.,
Foutz J.,
Israni A. K.,
Snyder J. J.,
Kasiske B. L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15677
Subject(s) - medicine , waiting list , lung , lung transplantation , surgery , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , transplantation
The primary goal of US lung allocation policy is to ensure that candidates with the highest risk for mortality receive appropriate access to lung transplant. In 2018, 2562 lung transplants were performed in the US , reflecting a 31% increase over the past 5 years. More candidates are being listed for lung transplant, and the number of donors has increased substantially. Despite an increase of 84 lung transplants in 2018, 365 adult candidates died or became too sick to undergo transplant. In 2018, 24 new child (ages 0‐11 years) candidates were added to the lung transplant waiting list. Fifteen lung transplants were performed in recipients aged 0‐11 years, three in recipients aged younger than 1 year, two in recipients aged 1‐5 years, and ten in recipients aged 6‐11 years. Of 27 child candidates removed from the waiting list in 2018, 16 (59.3%) were removed due to undergoing transplant, six (22.2%) due to death, one (3.7%) due to improved condition, and one (3.7%) due to becoming too sick to undergo transplant.