Insulin therapy in pancreas donors as a predictor of subsequent transplant outcome

Iestyn Shapey, Angela Summers, Hussein Khambalia, Titus Augustine, Martin Rutter, David Van Dellen

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Abstract

Introduction
•Brain stem death causes high levels of systemic catecholamines and inflammation affecting all organs.
•Hyperglycaemia following brain death is common and is managed with insulin in about half of all donors.
Aim
•We hypothesised that donor insulin use (DIU) is a marker of irreversible pancreatic beta-cell death.
•We aimed to assess relationships of DIU to pancreas transplant outcome and function.
Methods
Results
•National data from the UK Transplant registry (2004-2016) was reviewed retrospectively to determine donor variables associated with DIU and its relationship with graft survival.
•Early non-technical graft failure (transplant pancreatitis) was assessed from histology reports using our regional data.
•In a sub-group, we determined relationships between DIU and early c-peptide secretion.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2017
EventBritish Transplantation Society Annual Congress: BTS Harrogate - Harrogate, United Kingdom
Duration: 1 Mar 20173 Mar 2017

Conference

ConferenceBritish Transplantation Society Annual Congress
Abbreviated titleBTS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityHarrogate
Period1/03/173/03/17

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