| Title: |
168 Pancreas transplant outcomes after allocation though the NHSBT pancreas fast-track scheme (FTS) |
| Authors: |
Owen, Ruth; Simmonds, Lewis; Thompson, Emily; Tingle, Sam; Callaghan, Chris; Casey, John; Currie, Ian; Drage, Martin; Elker, Doruk; Muthusamy, Anand; Pettigrew, Gavin; Sinha, Sanjay; Sutherland, Andrew; van Dellen, David; Watson, Chris; Manas, Derek; Russell, Neil; Amer, Aimen; Wilson, Colin; Counter, Claire; White, Steve |
| Source: |
British Journal of Surgery ; volume 112, issue Supplement_6 ; ISSN 0007-1323 1365-2168 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
Background The fast-track pancreas scheme (FTS) was brought in to improve pancreas utilisation. It created a scheme for the allocation of pancreas grafts not yet allocated at the time retrieval commenced. There are no previous reports of pancreas allocation using such a scheme. This study compares the outcomes of pancreas grafts allocated via the FTS versus those allocated before retrieval. Methods Data were collected on 1,297 pancreas donors offered through the FTS between 1/12/2010-31/03/2023from the UK Transplant Registry. Donor and recipient characteristics were compared, and graft and patient survival analyses conducted using Kaplan Meier plots. Results Pancreases offered through the FTS were more likely to be from older, heavier, taller, male, and donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors, with all differences statistically significant (p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/bjs/znaf042.064 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf042.064; https://academic.oup.com/bjs/article-pdf/112/Supplement_6/znaf042.064/62384878/znaf042.064.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://academic.oup.com/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.832E7A61 |
| Database: |
BASE |