The Survival Benefit of Accepting an Older Donor Lung Transplant Compared With Waiting for a Younger Donor Offer
Compared with declining and waiting for a younger donor offer, accepting an older donor lung transplant was associated with a survival advantage in candidates with high LAS in the precontinuous distribution era. Decision makers should consider these findings while recognizing potential changes in waiting time dynamics in the current era.
Authors
- Laura B. Zeiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-2228)
- Allan B. Massie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-5125)
- Dorry Lidor Segev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1924-4801)
- Jessica M. Ruck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-5505)
- Luis F. Angel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-9712)
- Darren Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-4842)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000005417
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01