Improved Outcomes for Liver Transplantation in Patients with Biliary Atresia Since Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Implementation: Analysis of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Registry

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 219; pp. 89 - 97
• Main Authors: Taylor, Sarah A., Venkat, Veena, Arnon, Ronen, Gopalareddy, Vani V., Rosenthal, Philip, Erinjeri, Jinson, Anand, Ravinder, Daniel, James F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2020
• Subjects: graft survival; growth failure; immunosuppression; pediatric liver transplant; transplant outcomes; growth failure; pediatric liver transplant; MELD; graft survival; PELD; immunosuppression; transplant outcomes; SPLIT

To identify changes in demographics, outcomes, and risk factors for patient and graft loss in patients with biliary atresia undergoing liver transplantation since Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease implementation (2002). Demographics and outcomes were compared between patients enrolled in the Society...