. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jun 11;34(11):1436–1441. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.05.020

Table 1.

Lung Allocation Score Components

Waiting List Urgency Parameters
Age	O2 requirement at rest
Body mass index	Diabetes mellitus
Diagnosis	Six-minute walk distance < 150 feet
Functional status	Continuous mechanical ventilation
FVC (% predicted)	Partial pressure of CO₂
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure
Post-transplant Survival Variables
Age	Continuous mechanical ventilation
Functional status	Diagnosis
FVC (% predicted)	Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure