Long‐term Outcomes of Pediatric Living Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Alexandra Shingina, Philip Vutien, Elizabeth Uleryk, Prakesh S. Shah, Eberhard Renner, Mamatha Bhat, Jill Tinmouth, Joseph Kim – 30 July 2021 – Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) emerged in the 1980s as a viable alternative to scarce cadaveric organs for pediatric patients. However, pediatric waitlist mortality remains high. Long‐term outcomes of living and deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) are inconsistently described in the literature.