New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

A donated lung suitable for transplant is a scarce resource. For this reason, the national policy determining which patients on the lung transplant waiting list will receive such an organ has provoked significant discussion and recently generated much controversy. At issue is whether lungs should go to the sickest patients within a local area or the sickest patients in a broader region-all while balancing the likelihood of whether a transplant will be successful.