Table 2. Donor and Graft Characteristics for Two Groups of Islet Recipients.
ITA | IAK | |
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Number of donors | 19 | 17 |
Donor Age (year) | 48.8±9.6 | 49.6±10.5 |
Donor BMI | 34.2±9.8 | 34.1±13.7 |
CIT (min) | 372±79m (6h12m±1h19m) | 405±95m (6h45m±1h35m) |
Pancreas weight (g) | 115.3±29.8 | 118.5±27.8 |
Islet yield (IEq) | 495,259±160,926 | 451,891±94,938 |
Proportion cultured (%) | 0 | 36.8* |
IEq/kg | 13,838±3,121 | 13,411±5,903 |
IEq/Ins | 27,722±13,864 | 19,823±11,034** |
Abbreviations: ITA, Islet Transplant Alone; IAK, Islet After Kidney; BMI, Body Mass Index; CIT, Cold Ischemia Time; IEq, Islet Equivalents; and IEq/kg, number of islets in islet equivalent per kg of recipient body weight; IEq/Ins, number of islets in islet equivalent required for reduction of one unit of insulin per day.
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