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

Table 2

Heart transplantation volumes, median wait times, and CPR donor heart procured for transplantation by 11 UNOS regions.

Region	Total population	Population/HTx	Mean HTx volume/yr	Median 1A wait time in days	CPR donor utilization-%
1	13,936,692	158,371	88	59.6	37
2	30,917,426	110,026	281	74.3	29
3	48,262,570	165,851	291	40	24
4	29,874,023	140915	212	47.6	27
5	52,294,441	155,176	337	34.6	32
6	15,521,147	242,517	64	72.6	26
7	25,513,744	125,683	203	90.3	30
8	19,601,598	141,018	139	80.3	30
9	20,196,272	133,750	151	58.3	29
10	27,974,919	136,463	205	68.6	28
11	33,498,321	140,160	239	67.6	31

HTx: heart transplantation; CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.