Early experience of a new national lung allocation scheme in the UK based on clinical urgency

Conclusion
The UKLAS scheme prioritises the critically ill and improves transplantation odds. The true impact on waiting-list mortality and post-transplant survival requires further follow-up.

Source: Thorax - November 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Al-Adhami, A., Al-Aloul, M., Rushton, S., Thompson, R. D., Carby, M., Lordan, J., Clark, S., Spencer, H., Tsui, S., Parmar, J. Tags: Editor's choice, Thorax Lung transplantation Source Type: research