Abstract:As the greatest survival benefit owing to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) is achieved in the pediatric population (< 18 years of age), the United States (US) annual unmet need of more than 100 pediatric liver allografts warrants an innovative approach to reduce this organ deficiency. We present a three-pronged strategy with the potential to eliminate the disparity between supply and demand of pediatric liver allografts: (1) optimize the current supply of donor livers, (2) further capitalize on technical… Show more
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