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ArticleThe review of diabetic studies : RDS2016

Pancreas Transplantation of US and Non-US Cases from 2005 to 2014 as Reported to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the International Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR).

Angelika C Gruessner, Rainer W G Gruessner

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Article in The review of diabetic studies : RDS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. First world consensus conference on pancreas transplantation: Part I-Methods and results of literature search.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021
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  2. Risk Factors for Early Pancreatic Allograft Thrombosis Following Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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  9. Anti-TNFα as an Adjunctive Therapy in Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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  12. Generating strategies for a national comeback in pancreas transplantation: A Delphi survey and US conference report.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2024
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  14. Analysis of Rejection, Infection and Surgical Outcomes in Type I Versus Type II Diabetic Recipients After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
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  20. Sterile Pancreas Inflammation during Preservation and after Transplantation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Angelika C GruessnerDepartment of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Rainer W G GruessnerDepartment of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report is an update of pancreas and kidney transplant activities in the US and non-US region in two periods, 2005-2009 and 2010-2014. The aim of the report was to analyze transplant progress and success in the US compared to non-US countries, and to compare trends between the two periods. Between 2005-2009 and 2010-2014, the number of US pancreas transplants declined by over 20%, while the overall number of pancreas transplants performed outside the US has increased. The decline in US numbers is predominantly due to the decline in primary and secondary pancreas after kidney transplants (PAK). During the time period studied, the number of PAK transplants dropped by 50%. In contrast, the number of simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplants (SPK) declined by only 10%, and the number of pancreas transplants alone (PTA) by 20%. Over 90% of pancreas transplants worldwide were performed, with a simultaneous kidney transplant and excellent results. Transplant outcomes in SPK improved significantly because of a decrease in the rates of technical and immunologic graft loss. In 2010-2014 vs. 2005-2009, US SPK transplant patient survival at 1 year post-transplant increased from 95.7% to 97.4%, pancreas graft function from 88.3% to 91.3%, and kidney function from 93.6% to 95.5%. A significant improvement was also noted in PAK transplants. One-year patient survival increased from 96.4% to 97.9% and pancreas graft function from 81.0% to 86.0%. PTA 1-year patient survival remained constant at 97%, and pancreas 1-year graft survival improved from 81.0% to 85.7%. With the decline in the number of transplants, a change towards better pancreas donor selection was observed. In solitary transplants, the donors were primarily young trauma victims, and the pancreas preservation time was relatively short. A general tendency towards transplanting older recipients was noted. In 2010-2014 vs. 2005-2009, PTA recipients 50 years of age or older accounted for 32% vs. 22%, PAK for 28% vs. 22%, and SPK for 22% vs. 20%. This may be due to a relatively lower immunologic graft loss rate, especially in solitary transplants, which historically has been high in young recipients. The number of pancreas transplants in patients with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease has increased, and accounted for 9% of all SPK recipients in 2010-2014.

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Graft SurvivalHumansKidney TransplantationPancreas TransplantationRegistriesTransplant RecipientsTreatment OutcomeUnited States

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PMID26982345
PMCPMC5291181

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