Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors on Days Alive and Out of Hospital after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors on Days Alive and Out of Hospital after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Background: The number of patients waiting for heart transplantation (HTX) is increasing. Optimizing the use of all available donor hearts is crucial. While mortality seems not to be affected by donor cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the impact of donor CPR on days alive and out of hospital (DAO...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Roth, René M’Pembele, Anthony Nucaro, Alexandra Stroda, Theresa Tenge, Giovanna Lurati Buse, Stephan U. Sixt, Ralf Westenfeld, Philipp Rellecke, Igor Tudorache, Markus W. Hollmann, Hug Aubin, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Ragnar Huhn, Udo Boeken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
heart failure
heart transplantation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
patient centered outcomes
quality of life
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3853

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