Improvements in pediatric dialysis over the past 50 years have made the decision to
proceed with dialysis straightforward for the majority of pediatric patients. For certain groups …

The demand for transplantable solid organs far exceeds the supply of deceased donor
organs. Patient selection criteria are determined by individual transplant programs; given the …

Disqualifying patients with intellectual disabilities (ID) from transplantation has received
growing attention from the media, state legislatures, the Office of Civil Rights, and recently …

Background Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a high risk of cardiac disease that
may prompt consideration for heart transplantation (HTx). However, transplantation in …

Importance Improving equity in organ transplant access for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD) is a topic of social discourse in mainstream media, state …

Abstract The National Organ Transplant Act stipulates that deceased donor organs should
be justly and wisely allocated based on sound medical criteria. Allocation schemes are …

Inequitable access to deceased donor organs for transplantation has received considerable
scrutiny in recent years. Emerging evidence suggests patients with impaired decision …

Objectives To describe the prevalence and long-term outcomes of kidney, liver, and heart
transplant for children with an intellectual disability. Study design We performed a …

Children with intellectual disability were historically excluded from consideration as
recipients of solid organ transplants. In light of an evolution in provider practices, this …

Objective: We sought to describe the prevalence and outcomes of liver transplantation in
children with intellectual disability (ID). We hypothesized that recipients with ID have …