Soheil Afshar|Melanie Porter|Belinda Barton|Michael Stormon
Intellectual and academic outcomes after pediatric liver transplantation: Relationship with transplant-related factors
Macquarie University|Macquarie University|Children's Hospital at Westmead|Children's Hospital at Westmead
survival rates pediatric liver transplant continue increase research attention turning toward longterm functional consequences particular interest whether medical transplantrelated factors implicated neurocognitive outcomes relative importance different factors unclear due lack methodological uniformity inclusion differing primary diagnoses varying transplant policies organ availability different jurisdictions crosssectional singlesite study sought address various methodological limitations literature paucity studies conducted outside north america western europe examining intellectual academic outcomes australian pediatric liver transplant recipients n 40 participants displayed significantly poorer intellectual mathematical abilities compared normative population greater time transplant waitlist significant predictor poorer verbal intelligence working memory mathematical abilities reading considering subgroup children biliary atresia findings support reducing time children wait transplant priority