Liver transplant program

Volumes and outcomes

Pediatric liver transplant volumes

The Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at Children's Memorial Hospital is the largest in Illinois, performing 60 percent of all liver transplants in the state, and consistently ranks among the top centers in volume nationwide. Our team has managed over 600 liver transplant patients and performed over 290 liver transplants through July 2011. The program consistently ranks among the top 10 centers in volume and has performed the 8^th highest number of transplants in the nation since its inception. 

Figure 1: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed by Children's Memorial Hospital on all patients from January 2003 through August 9, 2011. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS site.

Data Source: UNOS and internal hospital data

Figure 2: This graph represents the number of pediatric liver transplants performed on all patients by age from the program's inception in July 1997 through August 9, 2011. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS site.

Data Source: UNOS and internal hospital data

Pediatric liver transplant outcomes

Children's Memorial Hospital boasts exceptional pediatric liver transplant survival rates for both patient and graft (also called organ), with one-month, one-year, and three-year survival rates above the national average. 

Figure 3: The table above compares one-month, one-year, and three-year patient and graft survival rates for pediatric liver transplants for Children's Memorial with the national average. Find more information on the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients site.

Data Source: Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients

Content last reviewed: August 2011