Out of hospital cardiac arrest and organ donation: the innovative approach for emergency physicians

Article Surgery

Uncontrolled donation after cardiac death kidney transplantation: Opportunity to expand the donor pool?

Armaun D. Rouhi et al.

Summary: Compared to controlled donation after cardiac death (cDCD), uncontrolled DCD (uDCD) kidney transplantation is an underutilized resource in the US. However, it is unclear whether long-term allograft outcomes following uDCD are inferior to cDCD transplantation. The study found that although initial allograft outcomes were inferior following uDCD, long-term durability of uDCD kidney allografts is on par with cDCD transplantation.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY (2023)

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Article Surgery

Liver transplantation with uncontrolled versus controlled DCD donors using normothermic regional perfusion and ex-situ machine perfusion

Davide Ghinolfi et al.

LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (2023)

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Article Emergency Medicine

Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

Laurie J. Morrison et al.

RESUSCITATION (2023)

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Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

Laurie J. Morrison et al.

Summary: Improving rates of organ donation among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is crucial. This scientific statement identifies the opportunities and challenges associated with organ donation in this population and provides strategies to increase donation rates.

CIRCULATION (2023)

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Article Emergency Medicine

Comparison of out of hospital cardiac arrest due to acute brain injury vs other causes

Peiman Nazerian et al.

Summary: The study showed that acute brain injury is the third leading cause of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), with patients often presenting with neurological prodromes such as seizures, headaches, and focal neurological signs. Patients with OHCA due to acute brain injury had a higher mortality compared to those due to other causes, but were more likely to be potential organ donors.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Critical Care Medicine

Organ donation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a population-based study of data from the Paris Sudden Death Expertise Center

M. Renaudier et al.

Summary: This study aimed to identify factors associated with organ donation after brain death in patients who died after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The study found that using a comprehensive real-life registry, special attention should be paid to young patients with OHCA of neurological cause as they can be a valuable source of donated organs.

ANNALS OF INTENSIVE CARE (2022)

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Review Critical Care Medicine

Incidence, characteristics, and outcome of out-of- hospital cardiac arrest in Italy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tommaso Scquizzato et al.

Summary: This review provides an overview of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Italy, showing an incidence of 86 cases per 100,000 populations per year. The study highlights the low bystander CPR rate and limited use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The findings underscore the importance of establishing and maintaining a nationwide registry.

RESUSCITATION PLUS (2022)

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Review Respiratory System

Donation after circulatory death donors in lung transplantation

Thomas M. Egan et al.

Summary: Lung transplantation has historically faced a shortage of suitable donors, but the introduction of brain death donors has provided a new source of organs. This could potentially increase the number of lung transplants performed in the future.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE (2021)

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Article Critical Care Medicine

Between-hospital variability in organ donation after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Jonathan Elmer et al.

Summary: High-volume hospitals are more likely to refer and procure transplantable organs from patients with non-survivable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which is vital in increasing the proportion of organ donation.

RESUSCITATION (2021)

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Article Immunology