Pancreas transplantation with grafts from donors deceased after circulatory death (DCD): 5 years single center experience.

Introduction: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) pancreas transplantation has been shown to be an additional way to deal with donor organ shortages. The results of 5-year DCD pancreas transplantation are presented. Methods: A retrospective, single center analysis (2011 - 2015) was performed to compare the results of donation after brain death (DBD) to DCD pancreas transplantation. Results: During the study period, 104 pancreas transplantations (83 from DBD and 21 from DCD) were performed. Median pancreas donor risk index (PDRI) was 1.47, (DBD 1.61 vs. DCD 1.35 (p=0.144)). Without the factor DCD, PDRI from DCD donors was significantly lower (DBD 1.61 vs DCD 0.97 (p

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