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

Modifications in the Maastricht classification system need to be made to correctly identify OHCA organ donors and report outcomes consistently

Suggested modifications to the minimum data set for reporting cardiac arrests will increase reporting of organ donation as a resuscitation outcome

Greatest impediment to uncontrolled donation after cardiac death protocols: lack of legislation in most countries mandating organ donation as the default option

Extracorporeal CPR may increase organ donation rates; more research needed on neuroprognostication rules for stopping it and on cost-effectiveness

All health systems should develop, implement, and evaluate protocols to optimize organ donation for patients with OHCA and failed resuscitation