Allograft discard risk index for lung transplantation

The demand for donor lungs continues to outpace the supply, yet nearly 75% of donor lungs intended for lung transplantation are discarded.We reviewed all donation after brain death organ donors listed within the UNOS Deceased Donor Database between 2005 and 2020. Univariable and multivariable analyses were run on the training set (n = 69,355) with the primary outcome defined as lung discard, and the results were used to create a discard risk...