Impact of Citizenship Status on Waitlist and Post Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Pediatrics

Purpose: Extensive reports exist regarding organ transplantation medical tourism; however, the association of citizenship& pediatric heart transplant (HTx) outcomes has not been previously reported. We sought to quantify the impact of US citizenship on waitlist patterns& post-transplant survival (PTS) in pediatric HTx.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research