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 nearly 350 liver transplants since 1989. These are the volumes for the past five years:

2015 - 15 transplants
2014 - 19 transplants
2013 - 20 transplants
2012 - 19 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.

CHOP

Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

Liver Patient Survival (0-17 years old)

The 1-month and 1-year patient survival rate is lower than the national average. The 3-year survival rate is 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.