Effects of lung allocation score on waiting list rankings and transplant procedures.
J Heart Lung Transplant
; 25(9): 1167-70, 2006 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-16962482
ABSTRACT
The effect of the new lung allocation score on ranking of patients on the waiting list and the number of transplants performed is not known. We assessed this effect on our lung transplant program and conducted a simulation of lung transplants for the first few months of the new system, using the old waiting lists. Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had improved rankings and patients with emphysema had worse rankings, but the number of transplants for each disease category did not change significantly compared with the simulated transplants.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Algoritmos
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Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Listas de Espera
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Transplante de Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article