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ArticleClinical transplantation2026

Pretransplant Malnutrition Risk Components are Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney and Solitary Pancreas Transplantation.

Katrina Kennedy, Jessa Engelken, Megan Rolfson, Angela Zhou, Mina L Gibes, Najiyah Salwa, Didier Mandelbrot, Dixon Kaufman, Jon Odorico, Sandesh Parajuli

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Katrina KennedyDivision of Transplantation, Department of Clinical Nutrition, UW Health Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jessa EngelkenDivision of Transplantation, Department of Clinical Nutrition, UW Health Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Megan RolfsonDivision of Transplantation, Department of Clinical Nutrition, UW Health Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Angela ZhouDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Mina L GibesDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Najiyah SalwaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Didier MandelbrotDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Dixon KaufmanDivision of Transplantation, Department of Clinical Nutrition, UW Health Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jon OdoricoDivision of Transplantation, Department of Clinical Nutrition, UW Health Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Sandesh ParajuliDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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Virginia Lee Cook Foundation
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Abstract

backgroundMalnutrition is common among patients with end-organ disease. The impact of any criterion of malnutrition (weight loss, muscle depletion, fat depletion, inadequate oral intake, or reduced functionality) pretransplant among simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) or solitary pancreas transplant (SPT) recipients is understudied.

methodsIn this single-center study, we included all SPK or SPT recipients who had pretransplant malnutrition assessed and were transplanted between 01/2016 and 04/2024. Recipients were categorized as at malnutrition risk (M+ve) if any one of the components of malnutrition was present and were compared with those without any component (M-ve). Outcomes of interest were length of stay, kidney delayed graft function (DGF), early readmission, cardiovascular events, acute rejection, uncensored graft failure, death-censored graft failure (DCGF), and death.

resultsA total of 234 SPK and 136 SPT recipients fulfilled the selection criteria. 44 (19%) of SPK recipients and 13 (10%) of SPT were MR+ve, with reduced functionality being the most common positive malnutrition component in both groups. Among SPK recipients, after adjustment for multiple variables, MR+ve was associated with early readmission (aOR: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.08-2.97; p = 0.02). Similarly, among SPT, MR+ve was associated with early readmission (aOR: 6.15; 95% CI: 2.43-15.5; p < 0.001); pancreas uncensored graft failure (aOR: 3.3; 95% CI: 1.14-9.58; p = 0.03) and pancreas DCGF (aOR: 4.45; 95% CI: 1.44-13.67; p = 0.009).

conclusionThe presence of any positive pretransplant malnutrition components is associated with worse posttransplant outcomes in pancreas transplant recipients. These findings help support informed decisions about transplant candidacy and nutrition optimization.

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Delayed Graft FunctionGraft RejectionKidney TransplantationMalnutritionPancreas TransplantationPostoperative ComplicationsAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft SurvivalHumansKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective Studiesmalnutritionoutcomespancreas transplant

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