Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients: Unique Immunologic and Hemodynamic Challenges

Since the first heart transplant in 1967, there has been significant progress in this field of cardiac transplantation. Approximately 600 pediatric heart transplants are performed every year worldwide. With the increasing number of pediatric heart transplant patients, and given the few tertiary care pediatric transplant centers, adult and pediatric emergency department (ED) providers are increasingly engaged in the care of pediatric heart transplant recipients in the ED.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Reviews Source Type: research