Donor risk scoring
Overall mean donor score was 21.1 ± 7.6, being 196 (65.5%) classified as high-risk donors. Donor scoring was slightly higher in donors refused when compared to those accepted (21.9 ± 7.9 vs 20.1 ± 7; P=0.04).
The majority of offers were from long-distance donors (65.5%). Local and long-distance donor offers have differed in some characteristics, as shown in Table 3. Local donors have received higher dosages of norepinephrine at the time of procurement (P<0.0001) as well as have assessed more frequently with echocardiography and coronary angiogram, when indicated, than long-distance offers which did not have those available. Despite of that, donor scoring was similar among them (local 20.9 ± 8.1 vs long-distance 21.1 ± 7.3, P=0.82). High-risk donors were also present as frequently in local (67%) as well as in long-distance (74%) offers (P=0.2).
Recipient’s priority state did not influence the acceptance of higher risk donors (recipient’s priority/donor scoring 19.9 ± 6.9 vs recipient’s elective/donor scoring 18.8 ± 6.7, P=0.54), as shown in Figure 2.