Pediatric Transplantation

Children often have many questions about organ donation and transplantation. As parents, it can be challenging to know how to best support them during this stressful time.

To learn more, choose an option below:

• Addressing children's needs
• Coping with anxiety
• Helping your child adjust after transplant
• Camps for kids with special needs

US Pediatric Transplants by Age

The chart below shows total pediatric transplants performed in the United States organized by recipient age to date*.

*Based on current OPTN data as reported on April 6, 2004. Data subject to change based on future data submission or correction. Totals may be less than the sums due to patients included in multiple categories.

Reference and Publication Information

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The content on this page was originally created on September 1, 2004 by the United Network for Organ Sharing and last modified on October 5, 2004.

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