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"pediatric liver" refers to the liver of a child or a young person. It specifically relates to the liver in terms of medical care and treatment for children's health issues related to this organ.
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The liver transplant team at the University of Chicago Hospitals has performed more than 1,179 pediatric and adult liver transplants since the program began in October 1984; it is considered the leading
pediatric liver transplant program in the U.S..
Childhood abuse, nonadherence, and medical outcome
in pediatric liver transplant recipients.
WHY: The University of Chicago Hospitals» transplant team is considered the
leading pediatric liver transplant program in the country.
After completing his internship in Pediatrics at Hopkins, he continued his training in Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, specializing in neonatology and
pediatric liver disease.
«While our study determined differences in post-transplant outcomes between minority and
white pediatric liver transplant recipients, we were unable to fully explain the reason for these disparities,» concluded senior author Rachel Patzer, PhD, MPH with the Division of Transplantation at Emory University.
«Further investigation of the reasons for racial and ethnic differences, particularly on a national level, is necessary to identify interventions that may help reduce disparities in
pediatric liver transplantation.»
«More than one - fifth of
all pediatric liver transplants are a result of metabolic disease.»
Since 1986, we have performed more than 300
pediatric liver transplants.