Quality Reports - Solid Organ Transplant
Post-transplant median length of stay
Why we measure it - We realize the importance of not having a child stay in the hospital any longer than necessary. The time a child is in the hospital depends on many factors including how serious the illness or injury. Medical therapies can have a significant impact on recovery and length of hospital stay.
What this means - Patients receiving a heart transplant typically stay in the hospital less than one month post-transplant. Patients receiving a kidney transplant stay one week or less.
About the data - These data represent the median number of inpatient days post transplant stratified by organ type. National standards for length of stay do not currently exist for pediatric solid organ transplants.
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What we're doing to provide the best care:
- Our 72-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is staffed by board-certified and pediatric-trained critical care specialists and anesthesiologists.
- We have a core team of heart specialists and a dedicated cardiac critical care unit to care for children undergoing heart transplants.
- Each patient has a transplant coordinator who closely manages the care before and after surgery.
- Children's Hospital's Solid Organ Transplant Program ranks in the top 25 percent of pediatric transplant programs for volume.
- We offer ABO-incompatible heart transplants, which decreases wait times and prevents wait-list deaths.
- Children's Hospital is one of the first centers with successful application of a virtual cross-match strategy for heart transplant patients. Virtual cross-match can lead to better outcomes and shorter wait-list times and allows transplant physicians to risk-stratify patients eligible for heart transplant. Collaborating with the BloodCenter of Wisconsin allows Children's Hospital to transplant more patients who are highly sensitized.
- Heart and kidney transplant patients have access to pediatric PT/OT, speech and rehabilitation specialists to enhance and speed recovery. A dedicated pediatric psychologist, pharmacist, social worker and child life specialist consistently are involved to help children and families through the transplant process and facilitate the transition to home, school and work.
Patients/Families:
- Take a virtual tour of Children's Hospital, which will help prepare you and your child for a hospital stay.
- Be an advocate for your child. Participate in daily bedside clinical discussions, provide any information about your child that may be helpful to staff.
- Follow medical instructions fully and carefully before and after surgery.
- Ask questions if you don't understand the plan of care or if you are not sure how to care for your child at home.
- Attend any and all follow-up appointments.
If you have questions about these data or information, e-mail us or call (414) 266-6556.
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