title: Donor Heart Utilization following Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Influence of Donor Characteristics and Wait Times in Transplant Regions.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8290-043X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quader
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Gundars
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0517-5320
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katlaps
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Vigneshwar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kasirajan
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