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 8 Logistic regression for risk factors of declined to the final offers in (A) adult or (B) pediatric deceased kidneys.
| (A) Adult | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95%CI | p-value | Odds ratio | 95%CI | p-value | |
| Initial response | 262.00 | 241.00–285.00 | ** | 207.00 | 189.00–228.00 | ** |
| Weekend | 1.30 | 1.25–1.35 | ** | 1.19 | 1.12–1.28 | ** |
| Pump use | 0.56 | 0.54–0.58 | ** | 0.62 | 0.58–0.66 | ** |
| Cancer at procurement | 5.88 | 4.84–7.13 | ** | 1.93 | 1.36–2.76 | ** |
| Kidney biopsy | 1.49 | 1.46–1.52 | ** | 1.00 | 0.97–1.04 | |
| Number of organ discard | 6.08 | 5.93–6.23 | ** | 5.04 | 4.86–5.22 | ** |
| Initial response | 178.0 | 135.0–236.0 | ** | 170.0 | 126.0–229.0 | ** |
| Weekend | 1.44 | 1.23–1.67 | ** | 1.34 | 1.06–1.70 | * |
| Pump use | 0.46 | 0.38–0.56 | ** | 0.42 | 0.32–0.57 | ** |
| Cancer at procurement | 8.33×10 | – | 0.945 | – | – | – |
| Kidney biopsy | 1.05 | 0.94–1.17 | 0.395 | – | – | – |
| Number of organ discard | 3.82 | 3.48–4.19 | ** | 3.57 | 3.14–4.05 | ** |
| * ** | ||||||