title: Estimation of potential donors after cardiocirculatory death in Elche University General Hospital (Alicante, Spain).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the number and characteristics of potential organ donors among cardiocirculatory death cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective observational study was made of individuals between 15-65 years of age who died in the period 2006-2014 in Elche University General Hospital (Alicante, Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A univariate analysis and binary logistic regression predictive model were performed to discriminate factors related to donation contraindication.
  
  
  METHODS
  Identification of patients with donation contraindication.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 1510 patients who died in the mentioned period, 1048 were excluded due to the application of exclusion criteria; 86 due to evolution towards brain death; and 20 due to losses. A total of 356 patients were analyzed, divided into two groups: 288 in non-heart beating donation II and 68 in non-heart beating donation III. Seventy patients were found to be potential non-heart beating donation II and 10 were found to be potential non-heart beating donation III, which could increase donation activity by 8-9 donors a year. The patients died in the ICU, Resuscitation, Emergency Care, Internal Medicine, Digestive Diseases and Neurology. The following protective factors against organ donation contraindication were identified: death in Emergency Care, cardiorespiratory arrest before or during admission, and heart, respiratory and neurological disease as the cause of admission. Death in Internal Medicine was associated to an increased risk of donation contraindication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implementing a non-heart beating donation protocol in our hospital could increase the donation potential by 8-9 donors a year.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, España. Electronic address: evitatl@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tenza
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arraez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001926:Brain Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiocirculatory death; Cardiocirculatory donors; Donación en asistolia; Limitación de tratamientos de soporte vital; Limitation of life-sustaining treatments; Muerte cardiocirculatoria; Potenciales donantes; Potential donors