695510login-checkRace-Neutral Testing Could Reduce Bias in Lung Transplant Allocation, Study Suggests |
By Rose McNulty
Interpreting spirometry with race-specific reference equations led to a lower Lung Allocation Score (LAS) for Black patients and higher LAS among White patients, which could potentially contribute to racially biased allocation of lung transplants.
Interpreting spirometry with race-specific reference equations led to a lower Lung Allocation Score (LAS) for Black patients and higher LAS among White patients,1 which could potentially contribute to racially biased allocation of lung transplants, according to new research published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Read the full article in AJMC.
695510login-checkRace-Neutral Testing Could Reduce Bias in Lung Transplant Allocation, Study Suggests |