Over 30 Years of Pediatric Liver Transplantation at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Markus A Feufel Leke Wiering Safak Gül-Klein Paul Viktor Ritschl Tomasz Dziodzio Nathanael RaschzokChristian WitzelAlexander GratoppStephan HenningPhilip BuflerMoritz SchmelzleGeorg LurjeWenzel SchöningJohann PratschkeBrigitta Globke Robert Oellinger

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

The excellent long-term survival over 30 years showcases the effectiveness of liver transplantation in pediatric patients. Despite a decrease in DBD organ donation, patient survival improved, attributed, besides refinements in surgical technique, mainly to improved interdisciplinary collaboration and management of perioperative complications.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
systematic review
case report
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
risk factors
free survival