Centralization of Biliary Atresia: Has Germany Learned Its Lessons?

Omid Madadi-SanjaniDavid FortmannUdo RolleBurkhard RodeckEkkehard SturmEva-Doreen PfisterJoachim F KueblerUlrich BaumannPeter SchmittenbecherClaus Petersen

Published in: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (2021)

Our observation shows that KPE management requires improvement in Germany. Centralization of BA patients to German reference liver units is not yet mandatory. However, European and national efforts with regard to the centralization of rare diseases support our common endeavor in this direction.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
quality improvement
prognostic factors