Introduction: Efforts to expand the lung transplant (LTx) donor pool have led to increased use of lungs from donors after circulatory death (DCD), with evidence demonstrating outcomes comparable to those from donors after brain death (DBD). Although...
Background & Hypothesis: Demand for pediatric heart transplants exceeds the supply of available organs, resulting in an average waiting time of six months and significant waitlist mortality. The use of donor hearts after circulatory death (DCD)...
Background: Results from computed tomography (CT) in leveled pediatric trauma patients can provide data critical for clinical decision-making. However, in this radio-sensitive population, significant opportunity exists to reduce healthcare waste and...