Impact of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on organ donation in Switzerland
CONCLUSION: Our study reveals that a substantial proprotion of deceased organ donors in Switzerland underwent CPR in context of their hospitalisation. CPR donors are different from non-CPR donors with respect to age, cause of death and donation type. However, when carefully selected according to their haemodynamic condition, CPR donors are comparable to non-CPR donors in terms of donor and organ utilisation, as well as the average organ yield. Thus, all patients who are resuscitated from cardiac arrest but who subsequently progress to death should be evaluated for organ donation. How CPR donors compare with non-CPR donors regarding transplant outcomes should be studied further.PMID:33580706 | DOI:10.4414/smw.2021.20413
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - Category: General Medicine Authors: Mirjam Gottschalk Andreas Elmer Christian Benden Franziska Beyeler Franz Immer Source Type: research
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