Sentences with phrase «lung transplant candidates»

This shortage of donor lungs results in the death of 20 percent of lung transplant candidates awaiting transplant.

«Access to lung transplantation for shorter lung transplant candidates could be improved by reformulating the LAS [Lung Allocation Score] calculation to provide greater transplant priority for this disadvantaged group,» Sell said.

Lung transplant candidates who are about 5» 3» or shorter have longer waiting times than taller candidates and are more likely to die within a year while waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference.