Resuscitation
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Resuscitation
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This study aims to determine the failure rate of transplanted kidney grafts in recipients of organs from non-heart beating donors (NHBDs) who have had mechanical chest compressions to maintain a circulation before organ retrieval. ⋯ We have described our experience and protocol for non-heart beating donation using victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been unsuccessful as donors. Primary kidney graft failure rates in organs from non-heart beating donors is similar when manual or mechanical chest compression devices are used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.