Predictors of intraoperative donor heart turndown after initial acceptance for transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Because of the low use of potential heart donors, it is important to maximize transplantation and minimize discard of accepted offers. We analyzed national registry data to investigate risk factors for intraoperative turndown of donor hearts that were initially accepted for transplantation.

Methods

All adult deceased donors who donated ≥1 organs during the period from January 2005 to March 2023 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database and received an acceptance or provisional acceptance by a heart team were categorized by heart allograft use versus intraoperative turndown (ITD). We investigated risk factors for ITD using multivariable logistic regression adjusted for covariates with P < .2 on univariate analysis.

Results

Of 48,240 potential ad

SUBMITTER: Akbar AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745084 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature