Vikram Raghu, MD, MS
Credit: Pitt Pediatrics
New research is shedding light on the impact of inconsistent early immunosuppression practices on short-term outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation, with results suggesting centers with greater variability in induction type face higher rejection rates within the first year.1
Leveraging data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Standard Transplant Analysis and Research (STAR) registry, the study found induction coefficient of immunosuppression variability (CIV) at pediatric liver transplant centers is associated with increased rates of 1-year rejection but no difference in short-term graft and patient survival.1
According to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, more than 103,000 men, women, and children are currently on the…