Research Article

Surgical Morbidity of Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: A Single-Centre Experience in the Tacrolimus Era

Table 4

Risk factors for pancreas graft loss at one year.

Graft failure < 1 year
( 𝑛 = 2 3 )
Functioning graft at 1 year
( 𝑛 = 1 4 2 )
𝑃 value

Median donor age (years, IQR)33 (21–39)26 (20–36)0.17
Median donor BMI24.4 (22.6–26.6)24.5 (22.5–26.2)0.88
Median ratio of donor-to-recipient weight (IQR)1.10 (0.94–1.41)1.08 (0.93–1.29)0.87
Median recipient BMI (IQR)23.6 (22.5–26.9)24.2 (22.1–26.5)0.99
Nontraumatic donor death10 (43.5%)44 (31.0%)0.24
Prior dialysis > 1 year18 (78.3%)65 (45.8%)0.03
Median pancreas anastomotic time (min, IQR)27 (23–33)27 (24–31)0.89
Median pancreas cold ischaemia time (hours, IQR)11.5 (8.6–13.2)12.1 (10.5–14.3)0.06
CMV-positive donor 15 (65.2%)94/138 (68.1%)0.78
Return to theatre within 1 year17 (74.0%)31 (21.8%)<0.001