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
Table 3 Weekday vs weekend of initial declined rate, mean sequence number and final declined rate.
Adult kidney | Weekday | Weekend | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Initial declined rate | 11.2% | 12.4% | ** |
Mean sequence number | 397.0±1921.1 | 445.2±2122.3 | 0.001* |
Final declined rate | 15.1% | 18.8% | |
Initial declined rate | 7.5% | 8.4% | 0.177 |
Mean sequence number | 226.2±1194.8 | 320.9±1459.3 | 0.004* |
Final declined rate | 10.3% | 14.2% | ** |
Initial declined rate | 7.0% | 7.7% | 0.012* |
Mean sequence number | 87.0±494.6 | 79.7±440.8 | 0.167 |
Final declined rate | 15.2% | 17.5% | |
Initial declined rate | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0.890 |
Mean sequence number | 68.6±435.0 | 72.9±493.2 | 0.787 |
Final declined rate | 15.7% | 16.5% | 0.566 |
Weekday (Initial or final offered on Saturdays or Sundays), Weekday (Initial or final offered from Monday to Friday), * ** P Analyzed with chi-square test. |