DLQI

Organ selection in lung transplantation is a complex process that factors in multiple recipient and donor elements.
The final interpretation relies on the individuals experience and best available evidence.
The University of Minnesota developed a useful tool that integrates the perspective and experience of several high volume transplant centers around the world.
The University of Minnesota Lung Donor Quality Index (UMN-DLQI) is a consensus-based tool that estimates the likelihood of donor offer acceptance.

- 11 transplant centers world-wide participated in an on-line survey that ranked 16 lung donor-recipient factors and graded their importance on a 0-10 scale.
Magnitude estimation methods were used to arrive at consensus-based weights for each factor.
The final result is an index value from 0-50.

Preliminary research suggests that an index above 40 is a sensitive and specific marker for an offer that most centers would accept.
The UMN-DLQI app allows the practitioner to quickly calculate the index.
The app provides a useful screening tool to remind physicians that a score equal to or above 40 deserves considerable attention.
In addition, the app facilitates multicenter investigations into the utility of donor scoring.
Research on the use of UMN-DLQI is still ongoing and no definite conclusions can be made about the correlation of any particular score and the transplants outcome.,

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