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Safe heart flush technique during recovery from donors after circulatory death.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Donation after circulatory death is the donation after cardiac arrest. This technique has been employed and adopted by clinicians to overcome the shortage of available hearts for transplant. Warm ischemia time plays a pivotal role in the survival outcome of the heart recipients.Aim of the study
To assess the efficacy of using the Foley catheter to flush the heart during procurement from donation after circulatory death donors.Methods
We utilized a 2-WAY Foley catheter to flush the heart during procurement. The catheter was prepared and modified on the back table.Results
We were successfully able to flush the heart within 3 minutes from skin incision with a good recipient outcome.Conclusions
Using the Foley catheter to flush the heart during recovery from donation after circulatory death donors was both efficient and fast.
SUBMITTER: El-Sayed Ahmed MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Safe heart flush technique during recovery from donors after circulatory death.
Journal of cardiac surgery 20221013 12
<h4>Background</h4>Donation after circulatory death is the donation after cardiac arrest. This technique has been employed and adopted by clinicians to overcome the shortage of available hearts for transplant. Warm ischemia time plays a pivotal role in the survival outcome of the heart recipients.<h4>Aim of the study</h4>To assess the efficacy of using the Foley catheter to flush the heart during procurement from donation after circulatory death donors.<h4>Methods</h4>We utilized a 2-WAY Foley c ...[more]