Lung Transplant Volumes and Outcomes
Parents of potential organ transplant patients often ask us about the number of lung transplants we do and our transplant survival rates. We refer to these statistics as our transplant volumes and outcomes.
Volumes
See the number of transplants done here in the last five years:
- 2021 - 2 transplants
- 2020 - 3 transplants
- 2019 - 5 transplants
- 2018 - 2 transplants
- 2017 - 3 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. Take a look at the terms used to explain how a transplant center's results compare to others across the country:
CHOP patient survival rates are higher than the national average rates at 1-month, 1-year and 3-years after transplant. It is possible for 3-year survival rates to exceed 1-year survival because different groups of patients are followed for each time period.Lung Transplant Patient Survival (0-17 years old)
1 month and 1 year data time period: 01/01/2018 - 03/12/2020
3 years data time period: 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2017
Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients