Thoracic Committee

The Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee was dissolved July 1, 2020. All outstanding projects have been assigned to either the Heart Transplantation Committee or the Lung Transplantation Committee.

Current projects

Review

• Continuous distribution of lungs concept paper (11/2019)

Implemented

• National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (12/2019)
• Review board guidance on HCM and RCM exceptions (1/2018)
• Modify lung TRF to improve post transplant lung function data (1/2018)
• Modifications to the distribution of deceased donor lungs (11/2017)
• Guidance on congenital heart disease exception requests (7/2017)
• Modify adult heart allocation 2016 2nd round (8/2016)