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ArticleTransplantation direct2022

Potential of Donation After Unexpected Circulatory Death Programs Defined by Their Demographic Characteristics.

Aukje Brat, Leonie H Venema, Bas W J Bens, Remy Stieglis, Joris J van der Heijden, Constantino Fondevila, Oleg N Reznik, Benoit Barrou, Michiel E Erasmus, Henri G D Leuvenink

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Article in Transplantation direct, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Aukje BratDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Leonie H VenemaDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Bas W J BensDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Remy StieglisDepartment of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joris J van der HeijdenDepartment of Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Constantino FondevilaDepartment of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Oleg N ReznikOrgan Transplant Department, Saint Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Benoit BarrouDepartment of Urology, Nephrology and Transplantation, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié -Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Michiel E ErasmusDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Henri G D LeuveninkDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NLConsorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ESFirst Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg · RUUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDonation after unexpected circulatory death (uDCD) donors are often suggested to increase the number of donor organs. In 2014, a uDCD protocol was implemented in three transplant centers in the Netherlands which unfortunately did not result in additional transplantations. This study was initiated to identify demographic factors influencing the potential success of uDCD programs.

methodsDutch resuscitation databases covering various demographic regions were analyzed for potential donors. The databases were compared with the uDCD implementation project and successful uDCD programs in Spain, France, and Russia.

resultsThe resuscitation databases showed that 61% of all resuscitated patients were transferred to an emergency department. Age selection reduced this uDCD potential to 46% with only patients aged 18-65 years deemed eligible. Of these patients, 27% died in the emergency department. The urban region of Amsterdam showed the largest potential in absolute numbers (52 patients/y). Comparison with the uDCD implementation project showed large similarities in the percentage of potential donors; however, in absolute numbers, it showed a much smaller potential. Calculation of the potential per million persons and the extrapolation of the potential based on the international experience revealed the largest potential in urban regions.

conclusionsImplementation of a uDCD program should not only be based on the number of potential donors calculated from resuscitation databases. They show promising potential uDCD percentages for large rural regions and small urban regions; however, actual numbers per hospital are low, leading to insufficient exposure rates. It is, therefore, recommendable to limit uDCD programs to large urban regions.

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