The absolute shortage of compatible liver donors and the growing number of potential
recipients have led scientists to explore alternative approaches to providing tissue/organ …

The number of potential pediatric heart transplant recipients continues to exceed the number
of donors, and consequently the waitlist mortality remains significant. Despite this, around …

The high discard rate of pediatric donor hearts presents a major challenge for children
awaiting heart transplantation. Recent literature identifies several factors that contribute to …

Background Primary transplantation was developed in the 1980s as an alternative therapy
to palliative reconstruction of uncorrectable congenital heart disease. Although …

There is considerable variability in donor acceptance practices among adult heart transplant
providers; however, pediatric data are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess donor …

Objective Neonatal orthotopic heart transplantation was introduced in the 1980s as a
treatment for complex congenital heart disease. Progress in single-ventricle palliation and …

BACKGROUND: A shortage of donor organs represents the major barrier to the success of
solid organ transplantation. This is especially true in the pediatric population for which the …

Background & Aims: Biliary atresia (BA) is the commonest single etiology indication for liver
replacement in children. As timely access to liver transplantation (LT) remains challenging …

Approximately 2% of those on the organ transplant list in the UK are children. Early
identification of donors and referral to organ donation teams (ODT) has proven to increase …

Neonatal organ and tissue donation is not common practice in the Netherlands. At the same
time, there is a transplant waiting list for small size-matched organs and tissues. Multiple …