«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.»
Not exact matches
In the present study, surgeons from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, found that
pediatric critical care also has led to steady improvements in survival after
liver transplantation regardless of the severity of illness of a child.
«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.
Dr. Lorenz focuses his research on three areas in interventional radiology:
liver transplantation,
pediatric intervention, and embolization