New approach to lung transplant prioritization could curb deaths.

CLEVELAND Clinic Foundation; LUNG transplantation; ORGAN donors; PULMONARY fibrosis

A Cleveland Clinic research team has developed a model for prioritizing patients on the waitlist for a lung transplant they hope will lead to a decrease in deaths among patients waiting for a lung transplant. Using this information, the team created a new method for scoring patient needs that accounts for the type of lung disease a candidate has and the time spent on the waitlist. [Extracted from the article]

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