Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing Database: The US Experience With Donation After Circulatory Death for Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Ahmet Bilgili, Lindsey Brinkley, Omar M. Sharaf, Zachary Brennan, Giles J. Peek, Edward D. Staples, Joseph W. Turek, Mark Steven Bleiweis, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Published online on October 25, 2025

Abstract

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 458-467, July 2026.
BackgroundThis study characterizes all donation after circulatory death (DCD) pediatric heart procurements and transplants performed in the United States before 2024.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective review of the United Network for Organ Sharing ...