04 November 2022: Original Paper
Revisiting the “Weekend Effect” on Adult and Pediatric Liver and Kidney Offer Acceptance
Takayuki Yamamoto ABCDEF* , Anushi Shah E , Mike Fruscione E , Shoko Kimura E , Nahel Elias E , Heidi Yeh E , Tatsuo Kawai E , James F. Markmann ADEGDOI: 10.12659/AOT.937825
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e937825
Supplementary Table 2 Total numbers, initial offer and final offers of potential livers from deceased donors by day of week (A. adult donors, B. pediatric donors).
| Liver adult | Total | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available livers for recovery | 45,168 | 6,038 | 6,778 | 6,888 | 6,683 | 6,287 | 6,468 | 6,026 | |
| % Available for recovery in weeks | 100 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 | |
| Initial offer declined | 3,243 | 434 | 476 | 427 | 474 | 473 | 503 | 456 | |
| % Initial offer declined | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | |
| Initial offer accepted | 41,925 | 5,604 | 6,302 | 6,461 | 6,209 | 5,814 | 5,965 | 5,570 | |
| % initial offer accepted | 92.8 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 93.8 | 92.9 | 92.5 | 92.2 | 92.4 | |
| Mean sequence number of acceptance | 82.4±474.3 | 78.1±439.1 | 86.4±550.2 | 88.8±488.8 | 85.1±477.9 | 85.4±486.5 | 82.1±465.5 | 69.1±382.3 | |
| Final offer declined | 7120 | 945 | 1,055 | 1,026 | 1,060 | 1,019 | 1,070 | 945 | |
| % Final offer declined | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 | |
| Final offer accepted | 38,048 | 5,093 | 5,723 | 5,862 | 5,623 | 5,268 | 5,398 | 5,082 | |
| % Final offer accepted | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 85.1 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 83.5 | 84.3 | |
| Available livers for recovery | 4,308 | 592 | 618 | 627 | 642 | 620 | 617 | 592 | |
| % Available for recovery in weeks | 100 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.7 | |
| Initial offer declined | 275 | 40 | 45 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 37 | 41 | |
| % Initial offer declined | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 | |
| Initial offer accepted | 4,033 | 552 | 573 | 594 | 606 | 577 | 580 | 551 | |
| % Initial offer accepted | 93.6 | 93.2 | 92.7 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 93.1 | 94.0 | 93.1 | |
| Mean sequence number of acceptance | 69.8±452.0 | 45.6±282.7 | 57.9±386.2 | 95.7±562.6 | 80.8±485.0 | 60.6±392.3 | 70.2±470.6 | 75.7±516.4 | |
| Final offer declined | 686 | 99 | 89 | 104 | 100 | 115 | 87 | 92 | |
| % Final offer declined | 15.9 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 14.1 | 15.5 | |
| Final offer accepted | 3,622 | 493 | 529 | 523 | 542 | 505 | 530 | 500 | |
| % Final offer accepted | 84.1 | 83.3 | 85.6 | 83.4 | 84.4 | 81.5 | 85.9 | 84.5 | |