Mortality for sarcoidosis patients on the transplant wait list in the Lung Allocation Score era: Experience from a high volume center

Volume: 157, Pages: 69 - 76
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
RationaleSarcoidosis progresses to end stage fibrotic lung disease in 10% of patients and may necessitate lung transplantation. Organ allocation is currently determined by the Lung Allocation Score (LAS), but its performance in a sarcoidosis population has not been evaluated.ObjectivesTo determine sarcoidosis-specific wait list mortality and identify predictive factors of death on the transplantation wait list.MethodsThis was a single-center...
Paper Details
Title
Mortality for sarcoidosis patients on the transplant wait list in the Lung Allocation Score era: Experience from a high volume center
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
157
Pages
69 - 76
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