Reducing Hospital Length of Stay and Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Rates for Children Receiving a Liver Transplant: A Single-Center Experience From 2000 to 2021.
Jack R FennessyGordon ThomasGreer WatersMichael O StormonAlbert ShunElena CavazzoniPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2024)
Hospital LOS has reduced in Epoch 2 due to refinements in intraoperative and postoperative management. There is increased emphasis on early extubation and increased use of noninvasive ventilatory techniques in Epoch 2. Split grafts have effectively expanded our graft donor pool and reduced transplant waitlist times.