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Liver Transplant Volumes and Outcomes

Parents of potential organ transplant patients often ask about the number of liver transplants done at CHOP and our transplant survival rates. We refer to these statistics as volumes and outcomes.

Volumes

CHOP has performed 306 liver transplants since 1989. These are the volumes for the past five years:

  • 2007 - 16 transplants
  • 2008 - 11 transplants
  • 2009 - 20 transplants
  • 2010 - 8 transplants
  • 2011 - 17 transplants

Outcomes

A key concept to understand is graft survival vs. patient survival. Graft survival can sometimes be different from patient survival. For example, a patient’s organ might stop functioning, but the patient survives and has another transplant. 

Liver Graft Survival (0-17 years old)

CHOP’s liver graft survival rates are higher than the national average rates at 1-month, 1-year and 3-years after transplant.

 
 
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Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

Liver Patient Survival (0-17 years old)

The 1-month, 1-year and 3-year survival rates are higher than the national average. Also, note that because different groups of patients are followed for each time period, it is possible for 3-year survival rates to exceed 1-year survival as it does for CHOP.

 
 
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Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
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