Pediatric liver transplant volumes and outcomes

Volumes

The Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at Children’s Memorial Hospital is the largest in Illinois, performing 75 percent of all liver transplants in the state, and consistently ranks among the top centers in volume nationwide. Our team has managed over 600 liver transplant patients and performed 260 liver transplants through June 2009. The program consistently ranks among the top 10 centers in volume and has performed the 8^th highest number of transplants in the nation since its inception. 

Figure 1: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed by Children’s Memorial Hospital on all patients from January 2003 through November 2008 as reported by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). For more information on transplant volumes, see www.unos.org.

Data Source: United Network for Organ Sharing

Figure 2: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed on all patients by age from the program’s inception in July 1997 through November 2008. For more information on transplant volumes, see www.unos.org.

Data Source: United Network for Organ Sharing

Outcomes

The table below compares one-month and one-year patient and graft (also called organ) survival rates for pediatric liver transplants for Children’s Memorial with the national average as reported by the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) at http://www.ustransplant.org/. 

Data Source: Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (www.ustransplant.org)

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