Challenges of paediatric organ donation

Paediatric organ donation represents a small fraction of overall organ donation in Australia and New Zealand and indeed world‐wide. Many factors contribute to low donation rates including low paediatric intensive care mortality, consent rates and medical suitability relating to disease, age and size. In the past decade, the re‐emergence of donation after circulatory death has changed the landscape for the paediatric population. This article reviews the current status and challenges of organ donation for the paediatric population.