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SynthesisThe British journal of surgery2019

Systematic review to assess the possibility of return of cerebral and cardiac activity after normothermic regional perfusion for donors after circulatory death.

I M Shapey, A Summers, T Augustine, D van Dellen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in The British journal of surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07423936 (Multimodal NeurOmonitoring During NormOthermic Regional PerFusion for Organ Donors Determined Dead by CircuLatory Criteria fOllowing Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07423936 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Multimodal NeurOmonitoring During NormOthermic Regional PerFusion for Organ Donors Determined Dead by CircuLatory Criteria fOllowing Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures (NONOFLOW): A Proof-of-Concept Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2025 to 2028Enrolled30ConditionsOrgan Preservation, Brain Reperfusion or Regain of Brain Function During Normothermic Regional PerfusionArmsNeuromonitoring
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Ethics in extracorporeal life support: a narrative review.Critical care (London, England) · 2021
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

I M ShapeyFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3300-1053
A SummersFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
T AugustineFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
D van DellenFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Manchester Royal Infirmary · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/P019250/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNormothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is a novel technique that aids organ recovery from donors after circulatory death (DCDs). However, ethical concerns exist regarding the potential return of spontaneous cerebral and cardiac activity (ROSCCA). This study aimed to determine the likelihood of ROSCCA in NRP-DCDs of abdominal organs.

methodsExtracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) was identified as a comparator for NRP-DCDs and as a validation cohort. A systematic search identified all articles relating to NRP-DCDs and ECPR-OOHCA. Rates of ROSCCA and survival outcomes (ECPR-OOHCA only) were recorded and analysed according to the duration of no perfusion.

resultsIn NRP-DCDs, 12 of 410 articles identified by database searching were eligible for inclusion. There were no instances of ROSCCA recorded among 493 donors. In ECPR-OOHCA, eight of 947 screened articles were eligible for inclusion (254 patients). Where the absence of perfusion exceeded 5 min in ECPR-OOHCA, there were no survivors with a favourable neurological outcome.

conclusionROSCCA is unlikely following commencement of NRP and has not occurred to date. Strict observance of the 5-min interval following asystole provides satisfactory assurance that ROSCCA will not occur following NRP.

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Tissue DonorsAdolescentAdultAgedBrainCardiopulmonary ResuscitationExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHeartHumansMiddle AgedOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRegional Blood FlowReperfusionTissue and Organ HarvestingYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID30667536
PMCPMC6749564
OpenAlexW2911563226

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