Fifteen-Year Single Center Experience with Lung Transplantation in Pediatric Patients Younger Than 12 Years Old

Purpose Pediatric lung transplantation poses unique challenges, from donor shortage to surgical access, intraoperative cardiopulmonary support and postoperative management. Moreover, experience with pediatric lung transplantation is scarce, especially in patients younger than 12 years old. In this study, we present our 15-year experience with lung transplantation in pediatric patients younger than 12 years old. Methods Records of pediatric (≤18 years old) patients transplanted at our institution between 01/2005 and 10/2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Outcomes were compared between pediatric patients Results During the study period, among the 1,741 lung-transplanted patients, 125 (7%) patients were pediatric, being 43 (34%) patients Conclusion Lung transplantation in patients