Animated videos describe lung allocation score, kidney allocation formulas
Resources are meant to inform transplant patients and their caregivers.
Changes to custom reports based on changes to the Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) are now in effect
Please review your custom reports with lung candidate data to see how these changes may affect you.
Changes to the Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) are now in effect
Candidates’ Lung Allocation Scores (LAS) have changed according to a revised calculation approved by the OPTN Board of Directors in December 2020.
Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) will be implemented on September 30
Candidates’ Lung Allocation Scores (LAS) will be changing according to revised calculation approved by the OPTN Board of Directors in December 2020.
National webinar held on Aug. 9 to review the continuous distribution of lungs proposal
The proposal is now open for public comment until September 30 on OPTN’s public comment page.
National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics is now live
The NHRB was created to improve quality and consistency in evaluation of exceptions for pediatric heart candidates.