In recent years a growing number of pediatric liver transplant recipients are reaching
adulthood and are transferred to an adult team. Because pediatric to adult transition has …

Background: Medical advances have dramatically improved the long-term prognosis of
children and adolescents with once-fatal hepatobiliary diseases. However, there is no …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the transition to adult care program instituted for
liver transplant recipients (LTRs) at a large tertiary pediatric hospital in Melbourne, Australia …

Transition to adult care is a vulnerable period for pediatric transplant recipients and is
associated with reduced medication compliance, graft loss, and increased mortality …

Just a few years ago, there were very few empirically supported methods available to inform
transition planning and programming. Now, several approaches have been developed and …

Improvements in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) have led to an increased number of
patients reaching young adulthood. Young adult LT recipients transferring from pediatric to …

Annunziato RA, Hogan B, Barton C, Miloh T, Arnon R, Iyer K, Kerkar N. A translational and
systemic approach to transferring liver transplant recipients from pediatric to adult‐oriented …

Results A total of 20 in‐person interviews were conducted between May 2019 and February
2020; the majority occurred in the participants' homes with a primary caregiver present …

The transition process from pediatric to adult transplant units is still characterized by an
overall lack of consistency in the healthcare and support services provided to young people …

What Is the Innovation? Liver transplantation is a highly complex and resource-intense
intervention. Patients are often significantly debilitated, have a poor nutritional state, and …