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Committee News| June 2024 What's New in Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation? Joelle B. Karlik, MD; Joelle B. Karlik, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Geraldine C. Diaz, DO Geraldine C. Diaz, DO Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor June 2024, Vol. 88, e2–e3. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001023724.80612.29 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures What's New in Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation?. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:e2–e3 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001023724.80612.29 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: abdomen, organ transplantation, pediatrics, liver transplantation Since the initial reports of successful renal transplantation in children, pediatric kidney transplantation has expanded to become the most common pediatric transplant in the United States (Am J Surg 1983;145:243-7; J Pediatr 1982;100:675-80; asamonitor.pub/3TSvo4u). Following the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric kidney transplant activity has normalized, with annual demand remarkably consistent secondary to inborn errors of metabolism as the predominant cause of renal failure (Pediatr Nephrol 2021;36:143-51). While overall transplant activity has not significantly changed, all clinical parameters, including waitlist dynamics, intent-to-treat survival, and post-transplant quality of life, have improved (Pediatrics 2022;149:e2020049632). The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) developed the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in 2014 to help address challenges, inequity, and waste within the deceased-donor pool. Under KAS, children are preferentially allocated from premium donors with a kidney donor profile index (KDPI) <35%, similar to KDPI-based allocation in adult recipients. Initial reviews... You do not currently have access to this content.
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