Pediatric Liver Transplant Statistics and Outcomes

Liver Transplant Survival Rates at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Our liver transplant survival rates consistently beat the national average and are among the world's best. Ever since world-renowned transplant surgeon Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, initiated UPMC Children's Hospital pediatric liver transplantation program in 1981, the program has become the premier tertiary care provider for children with end-stage liver disease.

Liver Transplant Patient Survival
1 year	96%	national average	95%
3 years	88%	national average	94%

Abdominal Transplant Volumes

We're one of the most active pediatric transplant centers in the nation, having performed more than 2,000 abdominal transplants, including liver, liver/kidney, living-donor liver, liver/small bowel, small bowel/multivisceral.

Transplant Type	2023	Program Inception Through 12/31/2022
Liver and Liver/Kidney	21	1,531
Living-Donor Liver	8	195
Liver/Small Bowel/Intestine	1	294
Liver/Heart	0	4
Subtotal	30	2,024

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Data sources:

• Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation.
• www.srtr.org, January 2024 release.