title: Predictors of long-term outcome after liver transplant.
abstract: Liver transplantation is the standard of care for children with life-threatening liver disease. Survival rates posttransplantation are rising with current 1-year and 5-year rates being greater than 90% and 85%, respectively. Numerous factors contribute to posttransplant outcomes of graft and patient survival, including improved surgical techniques, immunosuppressive regimens, and posttransplant management. The present review aims to discuss predictors of long-term outcomes of pediatric transplant recipients and identify potential risk factors.
authors: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. rookm@email.chop.edu
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Rook
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Rand
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology