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Table 2 Classification according to occurrences and main reasons to refuse a pancreas offered for islet isolation and transplantation

From: Islet transplantation: overcoming the organ shortage

 

%

Hyperglycemia

14.8

Technical issues

8.7

Age

8.5

Seropositivity for Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Syphilis, Cytomegalovirus, Chagas, Hepatitis B and C, and HIV

8.4

Hyperamylasemia

8.2

Alcoholism

7.0

Abnormal laboratorial exams

6.6

Cardio respiratory arrest

6.6

Prolonged ICU stay

5.3

Systemic hypertension

4.7

Unstable donor

4.4

Infection

4.4

Diabetes mellitus

3.3

BMI < 24

3.3

Unsatisfactory macroscopic pancreas aspect

2.8

Presence of tumor

1.1

Cold ischemia > 8 h

1.0

Drug abuse

0.9

  1. Data are expressed in percentage. (n = 558 corresponding to all the potential donors from 2007 to 2010). BMI: Body Mass Index, ICU: Intensive Care Unit