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Host OPO process for allocating kidneys

* The host OPO may also contact the OPTN for assistance allocating the organ.

Fig. 1

ORGAN PROCUREMENTAND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK

Continue allocationusing original match run

Allocate kidney usingreleased kidney match run

Kidney placed Host OPO may: *Original intendedcandidate can’tbe transplanted

Continue allocationusing original match run

Allocate pancreas topancreas potential

transplant recipient at accepting center

Original intendedcandidate can’tbe transplanted

Host OPO may: *Pancreas placed

Host OPO process for allocating pancreas

* The host OPO may also contact the OPTN for assistance allocating the organ.

Fig. 2

ORGAN PROCUREMENTAND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK

Original intended candidate can’t be transplanted

Kidney-pancreas(KP) placed

Keep KP together

Allocate KP to a KP potential transplant

recipient at accepting center

Allocate kidney usingreleased kidney policy

illustrated in Fig. 1

Continue allocationusing original

match run

Allocate pancreas topancreas potential

transplant recipient at accepting center

Split KP

AC C E P T

AC C E P T

AC C E P T

Host OPO may: *

* The host OPO may also contact the OPTN for assistance allocating the organ(s).

Host OPO process for allocating kidney-pancreasFig. 3

ORGAN PROCUREMENTAND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK