Motor outcomes in young children pre‐and one‐year post‐liver transplant

Background Motor skill acquisition plays an important role in physical activity participation and overall social and physical health. Limited studies have examined motor development in children pre‐and post‐liver transplant (LT). Methods Retrospective review of motor outcomes in children 75% of children were at risk for motor delay (≤10th percentile on AIMS/ ≥1SD below mean GMQ). Post‐LT, 52% scored ≥1 SD below the mean GMQ compared with 22% FMQ. Children at risk/delayed pre‐LT had an increased risk of motor delay on GMQ post‐LT (odds ratio 11.43, 95% CI 1.12–116.7, p = .017). Higher INR pre‐LT correlated with lower TMQ post‐LT (r = −.51, p = .003). Longer waitlist time correlated with lower FMQ post‐LT (r = .41, p = .03). GMQ post‐LT and height z‐scores pre‐LT (r = .46, p = .02) and post‐LT (r = .45, p