Donor Heart Utilization following Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Influence of Donor Characteristics and Wait Times in Transplant Regions

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 don...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Quader, Luke Wolfe, Gundars Katlaps, Vigneshwar Kasirajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/519401
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