25 May 2021 : Original article
Results from an International Survey of Donor and Recipient Eligibility for Solid Organ Pancreas Transplantation
Jonathan E.H. Ling12ABCDEF*, Kevan R. Polkinghorne123ACDE, John Kanellis12ADEDOI: 10.12659/AOT.930787
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e930787
Table 4 Comparison of donor and recipient characteristics between ANZ and all other responding units.
| Donor/recipient characteristics | Other responding units | ANZ | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donor upper age limit (years) | 53.89 (5.83) | 46.67 (2.89) | 0.052 |
| Donor upper BMI limit (kg/m) | 31.07 (1.9) | 30 | 0.452 |
| DCD upper age limit (years) | 47.5 (7.17) | 35 | 0.039 |
| DCD max WIT (minutes) | 33 (17.03) | 30 | 0.815 |
| DCD max CIT (hours) | 12.1 (3.07) | 14 (5.66) | 0.49 |
| Recipient upper age limit (years) | 58.33 (4.08) | 52.5 (3.54) | 0.075 |
| Recipient upper BMI limit (kg/m) | 32.18 (2.32) | 30 | 0.21 |
| T2DM donor (responding units) | |||
| Yes | 11 | 0 | 0.09* |
| No | 7 | 3 | |
| DCD donor (responding units) | |||
| Yes | 10 | 2 | 1.000* |
| No | 8 | 1 | |
| * ANOVA unless otherwise stated, ** Fisher’s exact test p-value. ANZ – Australia and New Zealand; BMI – body mass index; CIT – cold ischaemic time; DCD – donor after cardiac death; WIT – warm ischaemic time. DCD donor BMI not analysed as similar upper limits were reported by all responding units. Age in years, BMI in kg/m, ischaemic time in minutes, values in mean (standard deviation). | |||