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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 ADEG

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.937825

Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e937825

Table 9 Logistic regression for risk factors of declined to the final offers in (A) adult or (B) pediatric deceased livers.

(A) AdultUnivariateMultivariate
Odds ratio95%CIp-valueOdds ratio95%CIp-value
Initial response165.0141.0–193.0** 130.0104.0–163.0**
Weekend1.181,12–1.25** 1.100.99–1.220.094
Cancer at procurement3.122.39–4.07** 1.180.72–1.960.510
Liver biopsy2.562.42–2.70**
Macrosteatosis >30%6.836.31–7.39** 7.716.95–8.56**
fibrosis2.522,35–2.70** 2.081.89–2.30**
Pump use0.320.19–0.53** 0.280.12–0.64*
Number of organ discard2.092.03–2.15** 2.212.10–2.32**
Initial response147.086.4–249.0** 143.030.1–680.0**
Weekend1.060.88–1.270.571
Cancer at procurement5.58×100.946
Liver biopsy1.541.17–2.03**
Macrosteatosis >30%7.364.03–13.4** 10.74.92–23.4**
fibrosis1.830.88–3.790.106
Number of organ discard1.871.67–2.10** 2.81.76–4.45**
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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358