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SEMINARS IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 186-192Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.07.013
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Allocation; Pediatric transplant; Utilization; Policy; UNOS; Wait times
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Pediatric transplant candidates include heart, lung, liver, pancreas, small intestine, and kidney. The purpose of this article is to review the history and current methods for determining priority of the above mentioned transplantable organs. The methods used by the authors involved the review of historical and current manuscripts and UNOS policy documents. We summarized the findings in order to create a concise review of the current policies and wait times for transplantation in pediatric transplant patients. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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