Assessing unrealised potential for organ donation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Andrew Fu Wah HoTimothy Xin Zhong TanEjaz LatiffNur ShahidahYih Yng NgBenjamin Sieu-Hon LeongShir Lynn LimPin Pin PekHan Nee GanDesmond Renhao MaoMichael Yih Chong ChiaSi Oon CheahLai Peng ThamMarcus Eng Hock OngPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2021)
In Singapore case study, we demonstrated the potential numbers of candidates for uDCD among resuscitated OHCA cases. This sizeable pool of potential donors demonstrates the potential for an uDCD program to expand the organ donor pool. A small proportion of these patients might however survive had they been administered ECPR. Further research into the factors influencing local organ and patient outcomes following uDCD and ECPR is indicated.