Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

This scientific statement aims to enhance organ donation rates from patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It defines the opportunity, highlights challenges, proposes strategies, and suggests including organ donation as a clinical outcome in cardiac arrest trials. It discusses pathways to becoming organ donors and proposes modifications to reporting methods. Challenges with uncontrolled donation after cardiac death protocols are noted, citing lack of legislation as a major obstacle. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is explored for potential improvement, with a need for further research. In conclusion, health systems should create, implement, and assess protocols to maximize organ donation chances for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who can't be resuscitated.