Lung Allocation Score Criteria Adjustment and Impacts on Transplantation: A Retrospective Study

The Lung Allocation Score (LAS) was implemented in 2005 in an effort to standardize and expedite lung transplantation programs in the United States. Since its initiation, the benefits to utilization of the LAS have been well documented. In January 2011, LAS criteria was modified such that resting supplemental oxygen requirements are now measured prior to, rather than after, the 6 Minute Walk Exercise Test (6MWT). This study examines re-scoring...