Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation: Across the Care Continuum
Benson Hsu, Alexander Bondoc, Alex G. Cuenca, Kristin Hittle Gigli, Naomi Laventhal, Thomas A. Nakagawa, Daniel A. Rauch, Tania Fontánez Nieves, Samantha A. House, Charles D. Vinocur, Nicole Webb, Benson Hsu, Melissa Mauro-Small, Karen Castleberry, Quinn Franklin, Michael S. Leonard, Kristin Hittle Gigli, Nancy D. Hanson, S. Niccole Alexander, SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE, Benson Hsu, Nicholas Ettinger, Steven M. Loscalzo, Lia Lowrie, Elizbeth Mack, Margaret A. Satchell, Linda Siegel, Vijay Srinivasan, Benson Hsu, Elizabeth H. Mack, Shilpa Balikai, Steven M. Loscalzo, Melanie Kitagawa, Vijay Srinivasan, Samir K. Gadepalli, Tessie W. October, Robert F. Tamburro, Michael S. D. Agus, Mark A. Hall, Nicholas Ettinger, Sue Tellez, SECTION ON SURGERY, Cynthia D. Downard, Kenneth W. Gow, Elizabeth A. Beierle, Marybeth Browne, Barbara A. Gaines, Saleem Islam, Katherine T. Flynn‐O’Brien, Danielle Walsh, Regan Frances Williams, Vivian Thorne, Naomi Laventhal, Gina Marie Geis, Deborah S. Loeff, Kelly N. Michelson, Mary A. Ott, Nanette Elster, Douglas S. Diekema, Maria P. McGee, Kavita Shah Arora, Anjie Emanuel
Abstract
This policy statement aims to enhance comfort and increase knowledge of pediatric organ donation and transplantation to the general pediatric community, specifically focusing on the pediatric health care professional and the medical home. The pediatric health care professional will care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents who may become donors or transplant recipients and, thus, is a crucial member of the pediatric patient's care team. Understanding donation, transplantation, and follow-up care are important to primary care engagement. Furthermore, the pediatric health care professional may play a role in shaping public policies related to the process of organ donation and access to organ transplantation.