Importing pancreata for transplantation: a single-center experience across evolving allocation eras.

ABSTRACT: Recent changes to allocation systems have increased the geographic distribution of pancreas offers, often originating from outside a transplant center's donor service area or region. The impact of this wider sharing on outcomes remains uncertain. This study analyzed outcomes of primary pancreas transplants (2000-2018) at a large transplant center, stratified retrospectively on the nautical miles distance from the donor hospital. Primary endpoints were death-censored graft survival (DC-GS), patient survival, and graft thrombosis at different time points. No significant differences were found in DC-GS or patient survival for recipients of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK), pancreas after kidney (PAK), or pancreas transplant alone (PTA), regardless of the distance from the donor hospital to

SUBMITTER: Tamburrini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756387 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature