Table 2

Disease subtypes and LAS

DiseaseAll centresUK centresMMUH
LASnLASnLASn
Cystic fibrosis35.2±0.35435.4±0.34933.1±0.75
Emphysema32.4±0.42532.1±0.71532.9±0.410
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis51.0±3.52040.5±1.57655.5±4.5*14
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis35.1±0.8335.5±1.7234.21
Bronchiectasis34.5±1.3333.2±0.4237.21
Sarcoidosis48.6±13.6435.1±2.9388.91
Eisenmenger's syndrome28.6128.61
Total37.8±1.0211035.0±0.47844.7±3.1*32
  • * Significant difference between LAS of patients transplanted in MMUH and LAS of patients transplanted in UK centres (p<0.05).

  • Disease subtypes and average LAS (±SEM) in all centres, UK centres and MMUH are shown. The number of patients used to calculate each LAS is shown in each disease subtype.

  • LAS, lung allocation score; MMUH, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.