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ArticleJournal of transplantation2014

Donor Heart Utilization following Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Influence of Donor Characteristics and Wait Times in Transplant Regions.

Mohammed Quader, Luke Wolfe, Gundars Katlaps, Vigneshwar Kasirajan

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Article in Journal of transplantation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Donor heart selection: Evidence-based guidelines for providers.The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2023
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  4. Great variability in donor heart acceptance practices across the United States.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2020
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4 authors.

Mohammed QuaderDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8290-043X
Luke WolfeDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Gundars KatlapsDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0517-5320
Vigneshwar KasirajanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Procurement of hearts from cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitated (CPR) donors for transplantation is suboptimal. We studied the influences of donor factors and regional wait times on CPR donor heart utilization. Methods. From UNOS database (1998 to 2012), we identified 44,744 heart donors, of which 4,964 (11%) received CPR. Based on procurement of heart for transplantation, CPR donors were divided into hearts procured (HP) and hearts not procured (HNP) groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of heart procurement. Results. Of the 4,964 CPR donors, 1,427 (28.8%) were in the HP group. Donor characteristics that favored heart procurement include younger age (25.5 ± 15 yrs versus 39 ± 18 yrs, P ≤ 0.0001), male gender (34% versus 23%, P ≤ 0.0001), shorter CPR duration (<15 min versus >30 min, P ≤ 0.0001), and head trauma (60% versus 15%). Among the 11 UNOS regions, the highest procurement was in Region 1 (37%) and the lowest in Region 3 (24%). Regional transplant volumes and median waiting times did not influence heart procurement rates. Conclusions. Only 28.8% of CPR donor hearts were procured for transplantation. Factors favoring heart procurement include younger age, male gender, short CPR duration, and traumatic head injury. Heart procurement varied by region but not by transplant volumes or wait times.

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