Establishing a nationwide pediatric heart transplantation program with mid-term results comparable to worldwide data - The Czech experience.

Karel Koubský Roman Gebauer Rudolf Poruban Pavel Vojtovič Ondrej Materna Vojtech Melenovsky Lenka Hošková Ivan Netuka Jan Burkert Jan Janousek

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2023)

The introduced pediatric HTx program reflects the complexity of the treated population, with half of the patients having complex CHD and one-third being bridged to HTx by LVADs. Mid-term results are comparable to worldwide data. The data confirm the possibility of establishing a successful nationwide pediatric HTx program in a relatively small population country with well-developed pediatric cardiovascular care and other transplantation programs.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
electronic health record
big data
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ejection fraction
public health
palliative care
cross sectional
prognostic factors
machine learning
peritoneal dialysis
data analysis
patient reported outcomes
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells