Association of Low Center Performance Evaluations and Pediatric Heart Transplant Center Behavior in the U.S.

To date, no study has evaluated the effects of low center performance evaluations (CPE) on pediatric heart transplant (HT) center behavior. We sought to assess the impact of low CPE flags on pediatric HT center listing and transplant volumes and center recipient and donor characteristics.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 21, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Shahnawaz Amdani, Gerard Boyle, Joseph Rossano, Janet Scheel, Marc Richmond, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research