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Pediatric Nephrology Workforce and Access of Children with Kidney Failure to Transplantation in the United States.
Pediatric Transplant 1 min.
Nephrology is one of the pediatric subspecialties with the largest workforce shortage in the United States. Waitlist registration is one of the first steps toward kidney transplantation and is facilitated by pediatric nephrologists. The of this study was to determine whether state-level density of pediatric...
Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Pediatric Transplant 1 min.
The aim of this study was to identify catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) episodes, to determine the causative agents and antibiotic susceptibility profiles, demographic characteristics, and clinical outcomes of patients treated in the pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit between November...
Liver transplantation for pediatric genetic and metabolic disorders.
Pediatric Transplant 1 min.
Pediatric genetic and metabolic liver diseases comprise a broad spectrum of conditions and represent the second most common indication for liver transplantation following biliary atresia. The decision to transplant can be challenging and requires consideration of several factors, including hepatic involvement,...
Balancing safety and effectiveness: parent preferences for fecal microbiota transplant and established therapies in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease-results of a multicenter Canadian study
Pediatric Transplant 1 min.
Treatment decision-making in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is complex, with many existing and emerging options. However, little is known about parent preferences for these therapies. This multi-center Canadian study provides the first quantitative data on parent preferences for pediatric...
