The Contralateral Lung: An Opportunity for Lung Transplant at a Lower Lung Allocation Score?
In this nationwide analysis, we found that contralateral SLT recipients received SLTs at a lower median LAS without compromising outcomes, suggesting that contralateral single-lung transplantation may provide a valuable approach to help expand the donor pool.
Authors
- Alfred J. Casillan
- Alice L. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-3985)
- Christian A. Merlo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-3928)
- Emily L. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-1653)
- Jessica M. Ruck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-5505)
- Jinny S Ha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1044-8186)
- Errol L. Bush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-8467)
- Alexandra A Rizaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2978-5342)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2024.11.001
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Aging