Quality and quantity of allogenic stem cell transplants in children

Stem cell transplants are performed to restore or improve production of blood cells in bone marrow. The term allogenic stem cell transplant is used when the stem cells are taken from the blood or bone marrow of a donor. The intervention involves risks and is carried out on children who have certain blood diseases, such as leukaemia, and those with various metabolic diseases.One of the quality criteria that the Health Council previously recommended for these interventions in children was that a minimum of 20 operations per year, per centre should be performed. The question arises of whether there are now reasons for reducing that number in the case of allogenic stem cell transplants for children.