Heart-lung toolkits
View resources for heart and lung-specific policies, calculators, and related educational resources.
- A Guide to Calculating the Lung Composite Allocation Score (Lung CAS)
- Pediatric heart allocation education (toolkit)
Lung Allocation Score (LAS) resources
- Narrated, animated video describes, in plain language, the Lung Allocation Score
- A Guide to Calculating the Lung Allocation Score (brochure, updated 11/2021)
To learn more organ facts about the heart or lungs, visit our Transplant Living website.
IN THE NEWS
Lung CAS summary
Audience Beginning Wednesday, September 28, 2022, lung transplant programs will be able to access a program-specific resource report in the Data Services Portal within the OPTN Computer System. This report provides candidate-level information indicating the portion...
Patient information on disaster relief and assistance
UNOS is in contact with all member transplant facilities nationwide. In case of significant and potential long-term disruption of service at one or more centers, we will provide any needed updates through this website.
Now in effect: Waitlist enhancements and new kidney features
This first release in a series of enhancements introduces a new workflow and ‘Save as you go’ process for registering kidney candidates, as well as other improvements to the screens and navigation tools in Waitlist for all organs.