The Effects of Center Volume on Mortality in Pediatric Heart Transplantation—The Rest of the Story

In pediatric heart transplantation, waitlist mortality is affected by center volume more than posttransplant mortality, and it may be an important additional quality marker in the assessment of a center's performance. See Rana et al's article on page 1515.

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Published in:	American journal of transplantation Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1437 - 1438
Main Author:	Canter, C. E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Limited 01-06-2017
Subjects:	Child editorial/personal viewpoint health services and outcomes research Heart Transplantation Heart transplants Humans Mortality Pediatrics risk assessment/risk stratification Tissue and Organ Procurement Waiting Lists waitlist management risk assessment/risk stratification editorial/personal viewpoint waitlist management pediatrics health services and outcomes research
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Summary:	In pediatric heart transplantation, waitlist mortality is affected by center volume more than posttransplant mortality, and it may be an important additional quality marker in the assessment of a center's performance. See Rana et al's article on page 1515.
Bibliography:	See also . Rana et al SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Editorial-2 ObjectType-Commentary-1
ISSN:	1600-6135 1600-6143
DOI:	10.1111/ajt.14277