The Pediatric Liver Transplantation Program at Lurie Children’s is the largest in Illinois, performing 80% of all pediatric liver transplants in the state, and consistently ranks among the top centers in volume nationwide. Our team has managed more than 600 liver transplant patients and performed more than 384 liver transplants through December 2016. The program consistently ranks among the top 10 centers in volume and has performed the 8th highest number of transplants in the nation since its inception.
Figure 1: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed by Lurie Children's on all patients from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2017. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS website.
Data source: UNOS and internal hospital data
Figure 2: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed on all patients by age from the program's inception in July 1997 through December 31, 2017. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS website.
Data source: UNOS and internal hospital data
Lurie Children’s boasts exceptional pediatric liver transplant survival rates for both patient and graft (also called organ), with one-month, one-year and three-year survival rates well above the national average.
Figure 3: The table above compares one-month, one-year and three-year patient survival rates for pediatric liver transplants for Lurie Children's with the national average. Pediatric (<18 years of age) liver transplant outcomes listed above are based on the January 2018 SRTR report. One-month and one-year data for transplants performed between 07/01/2014-12/31/2016.Three-year data for transplants performed between 01/01/2012-06/30/2014.
Data Source: Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients website
Figure 4: The table above compares one-month, one-year and three-year graft survival rates for pediatric liver transplants for Lurie Children's with the national average. Pediatric (<18 years of age) liver transplant outcomes listed above are based on the January 2018 SRTR report. One-month and one-year data for transplants performed between 07/01/2014-12/31/2016.Three-year data for transplants performed between 01/01/2012-06/30/2014.
Data Source: Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients website
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