Information for lung transplant program physicians, surgeons, transplant coordinators, program directors and data coordinators on the distribution of scores for all active registrations waiting for lung transplants in the U.S.
On March 16, 2023, the OPTN Executive Committee approved immediate implementation of a key portion of. the recently proposed policy to expand eligibility criteria.
First organ type to use continuous distribution framework.
Effective today (March 9), lungs are now allocated under the approved continuous distribution allocation policy.
Effective today (March 9), thoracic donor acceptance criteria for candidates no longer require separate data to be specified for both local and import donors.
Q&A: David Klassen, M.D., on the promise, and challenges to wider use, of normothermic perfusion.
