TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporal trends in organ donation among cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
AU - Koukousaki, Despoina
AU - Kosmopoulos, Marinos
AU - Mallow, John
AU - Sebastian, Pierre S.
AU - Monti, Christopher
AU - Gutierrez, Alejandra
AU - Elliott, Andrea
AU - Kalra, Rajat
AU - Gurevich, Sergey
AU - Alexy, Tamas
AU - Bruen, Charles
AU - Kirchner, Varvara
AU - Bartos, Jason A.
AU - Yannopoulos, Demetris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/10
Y1 - 2024/10
N2 - Aims: This study explores the evolution of organ donation from patients treated with extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) and evaluates the public health benefits of a mature ECPR program. Methods: This retrospective, single-center study included OHCA patients (2016–2023) who had mostly initial shockable rhythms and were treated with ECPR. Organ donation rates from non-survivors through these years were analyzed. The public health benefit of ECPR was determined by the ratio of the sum of survivors with Cerebral Performance Category 1–2 and non-survivors who donated at least 1 solid organ, to the total ECPR patients. Temporal trends were analyzed yearly using linear regression. Results: Out of 419 ECPR patients presenting with refractory OHCA over the study period, 116 survived neurologically intact (27.7%). Among non-survivors (n = 303), families of 41 (13.5%) consented to organ donation (median age 51 years, 75.6% male) and organs from 38 patients were harvested, leading to 74 organ transplants to 73 recipients. The transplanted organs included 43 kidneys (58.1%), 27 livers (36.5%), 3 lungs (4%), and 1 heart (1.4%), averaging 2.4 ± 0.9 accepted organs/donor. The number of organ donors and successful transplants correlated positively with the years since the ECPR program's initiation (ptrend = 0.009, ptrend = 0.01). Overall, 189 patients (116 survivors, 73 organ recipients) benefited from ECPR, achieving organ-failure-free survival. The cumulative public health benefit of ECPR, considering the 116 survivors and 38 donors was 36.8%. Conclusion: The public health benefits of an established ECPR program extend beyond individual ECPR patient survival, forming a new, previously under-recognized source of transplant donors.
AB - Aims: This study explores the evolution of organ donation from patients treated with extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) and evaluates the public health benefits of a mature ECPR program. Methods: This retrospective, single-center study included OHCA patients (2016–2023) who had mostly initial shockable rhythms and were treated with ECPR. Organ donation rates from non-survivors through these years were analyzed. The public health benefit of ECPR was determined by the ratio of the sum of survivors with Cerebral Performance Category 1–2 and non-survivors who donated at least 1 solid organ, to the total ECPR patients. Temporal trends were analyzed yearly using linear regression. Results: Out of 419 ECPR patients presenting with refractory OHCA over the study period, 116 survived neurologically intact (27.7%). Among non-survivors (n = 303), families of 41 (13.5%) consented to organ donation (median age 51 years, 75.6% male) and organs from 38 patients were harvested, leading to 74 organ transplants to 73 recipients. The transplanted organs included 43 kidneys (58.1%), 27 livers (36.5%), 3 lungs (4%), and 1 heart (1.4%), averaging 2.4 ± 0.9 accepted organs/donor. The number of organ donors and successful transplants correlated positively with the years since the ECPR program's initiation (ptrend = 0.009, ptrend = 0.01). Overall, 189 patients (116 survivors, 73 organ recipients) benefited from ECPR, achieving organ-failure-free survival. The cumulative public health benefit of ECPR, considering the 116 survivors and 38 donors was 36.8%. Conclusion: The public health benefits of an established ECPR program extend beyond individual ECPR patient survival, forming a new, previously under-recognized source of transplant donors.
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - ECPR
KW - Organ donation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110391
DO - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110391
M3 - Article
C2 - 39242020
AN - SCOPUS:85203514660
SN - 0300-9572
VL - 203
JO - Resuscitation
JF - Resuscitation
M1 - 110391
ER -