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Perfusionist nursing as a key element in organ preservation and viability in uncontrolled DCD (uDCD) after failed ECPR: experience and outcomes of transplanted organs

2026-02-17 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo analyze the experience of the last six years with ECMO in Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Death (uDCD), assessing the clinical and logistical factors that determine donation effectiveness and the viability of retrieved organs, with the nurse perfusionist as the central figure in organ perfusion. MethodsRetrospective observational study of uDCD procedures performed at Hospital Clinic de Barcelona between June 2019 and October 2025. ResultsOf 184 out-of-hospital ECMO-CPR acti...

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