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

Table 1

CPR donor characteristics.

Donor variable	Heart procured for transplantation		𝑃 value
	Yes	No
	𝑁 = 1,427 (28.8%)	𝑁 = 3,537 (67.2%)
Age in years	25.5 ± 15 yrs	39 ± 18 yrs	<0.0001
Gender			<0.0001
Male	34	66
Female	23	77
Duration of CPR			<0.0001
<15 min	31	69
15–30 min	29	71
>30 min	25	75
Cause of Death			<0.0001
Head trauma	60	40
Anoxia	29	71
Cerebrovascular/; stroke	15	85
Ethnicity			<0.0001
Hispanic	37	63
Black	33	67
White	27	73
Asian	24	76
Donor ABO			<0.0001
O	32	68
A	27	73
B	24	76
AB	15	85
Hypertension			<0.0001
Yes	12	88
No	35	65
Social history
Cigarette use			<0.0001
Yes	17	83
No	34	66
Heavy ETOH use			0.0001
Yes	22	78
No	30	70
UNOS region			<0.0075
1	37	63
3	24	76
3 or more inotropic agents at the time of incision			<0.0001
Yes	12	88
No	30	70
LV ejection fraction %	61.4 ± 9.0	48.2 ± 17.3	<0.0001

CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ABO: blood groups; ETOH: alcohol; UNOS: United Network of Organ Donation; LV EF: left ventricle ejection fraction.