Table 4:

Criteria for standard exception points for pediatrics

Indication	British Columbia	Alberta	Ontario	Quebec	Nova Scotia
Chronic liver disease		24 points-increase by 4 points every 90 days; maximum 30 points If complications, (mechanical ventilation, severe GI bleed (30 cc/kg of replacement/24 h), GCS <10, or renal failure and need for HD), 40 points	24 points-increase by 3 points every 90 days; maximum 39 points If complications, (mechanical ventilation, severe GI bleed (30 cc/kg of replacement/24 h), GCS <10, or renal failure and need for HD) 43 points
Liver malignancy		30 points and if not transplanted in 1 month, assigned 39 points
Hepatopulmonary syndrome		30 points and if not transplanted in 1 month, assigned 39 points
Portopulmonary hypertension		30 points and if not transplanted in 1 month, assigned 39 points
Hepatoblastoma		30 points and if not transplanted within one month increase to Status 4	30 points and if not transplanted in 30 days, assigned 38 points
Metabolic conditions		Baseline 29 points, 2-point increase every 60 days; maximum 39 points Urea cycle defect with rapidly progressive disease, 40 points	Baseline 29 points, 3-point increase every 90 days; maximum 38 points
Multivisceral transplant (same donor)		List status 3F	Liver-lung or liver-heart: 42 points Liver-bowel: Baseline 30 points, if not transplanted in 30 days assigned 38 points Liver-kidney/liver-pancreas: Baseline 22 points, increase by 3 points every 90 days; maximum 40 points
Primary hyperoxaluria		For children <1 year old, baseline 40 points	Baseline 22 points, increase by 3 points every 90 days; maximum 40 points

GI = Gastrointestinal; GCS = Glasgow Coma Score; HD = Hemodialysis