A comprehensive strategy in donor acceptance: Impact on pediatric waitlist and heart transplant outcomes

Significant inter‐ and intra‐center practice variability is present in pediatric donor heart acceptability. This may contribute to variation in the donor refusal rate and may impact waitlist time, morbidity, mortality, and transplant rates. In order to reduce practice variability, our center develop...

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Published in:Pediatric transplantation 2020-09, Vol.24 (6), p.e13764-n/a
Main Authors: Baez Hernandez, Nathanya, Kirk, Richard, Davies, Ryan, Bano, Maria, Sutcliffe, David, Pirolli, Timothy, Jaquiss, Robert, Daneman, Susan, Butts, Ryan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical deterioration
Death
donor refusal
Graft rejection
Grafts
Heart transplantation
Heart transplants
Mechanical ventilation
Morbidity
Patients
pediatric heart transplant
Pediatrics
Ventricle
waitlist
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Summary:Significant inter‐ and intra‐center practice variability is present in pediatric donor heart acceptability. This may contribute to variation in the donor refusal rate and may impact waitlist time, morbidity, mortality, and transplant rates. In order to reduce practice variability, our center developed and implemented a comprehensive strategy regarding donor acceptance in September 2017. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this strategy on waitlist time and outcomes as well as early post‐transplant outcomes. We performed a single‐center, retrospective analysis of all pediatric (
ISSN:1397-3142
1399-3046
DOI:10.1111/petr.13764