Table 3.
Donor information
| Manuscript donor identification number | Donor tissue recovery date | Age (years) | Gender | Race | Cause of death/mechanism of death | Circumstances/clinical course | Autopsy data | Histology data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 5/17/20 | 26 | M | Caucasian | Drowning / Asphyxiation | Patient presented to ED via EMS in cardiac arrest after being dragged out of the water by a lifeguard at the beach. CPR was started on scene with unknown downtime | Near drowning leading to anoxic brain injury | Myocardium unremarkable |
| D2 | 5/27/20 | 50 | M | Caucasian | Asystole cardiac arrest | Had been consuming alcohol all day on 5/26/20. Last seen alive 5/26 at 12:00. Wife returned home after 15:00 and found him unresponsive on floor. CPR initiated by wife. Asystole when EMS arrived. ACLS initiated by EMS and continued in the ER. Pronounced in the ER on 5/26/20 16:03 | N/Aa | N/A |
| D3 | 5/19/20 | 45 | M | Caucasian | Hanging /asphyxiation | Patient found hanging from a tree by a bungee cord | Circumferential furrow around neck; ligature recovered; ETOH recovered from peripheral blood and vitreous fluid; isopropanol recovered from vitreous fluid | Heart pathology: hypereosinophilic myocytes and a foci of contraction band necrosis/coagulative myocytolysis; LAD 60% narrowed by atherosclerotic plaque |
| D4 | 4/21/20 | 69 | F | Caucasian | Cardiac Arrest, acute respiratory failure with hypoxia, severe pulmonary hypertension | Admitted to hospital on 4/15/20 for shortness of breath. Diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. She did not improve and died on 4/20/20 at 18:01. History of severe obesity | N/A | N/A |
| D5 | 4/23/20 | 46 | M | Caucasian | Arrhythmia/asystole cardiac arrest | Found unresponsive in bed. EMS arrived. He has a shockable rhythm but then went into asystole. CPR and ACLS were initiated and continued in the ER. Pronounced in ER on 4/22/20 at 19:53 | N/A | N/A |
| D6 | 6/4/20 | 47 | M | Hispanic | Unknown | Last seen alive by wife 6/3/20 09:30. Pronounced dead at scene on 6/3/20 at 11:44 | N/A | N/A |
| D7 | 8/19/20 | 53 | M | Black | Heart Attack / Asystole cardiac arrest | Patient presented to ED via EMS for cardiac arrest. Per family patient complained of chest pain and was found unresponsive by bystanders with estimated downtime of 45 min. EMS arrived, started CPR, and patient remained in asystole | N/A | N/A |
| D8 | 5/17/20 | 40 | F | Caucasian | Overdose | Patient had witnessed cardiac arrest (bardycardia– > PEA) and suspected oxycodone overdose (missing pill bottles) transferred to another hospital’s ICU for resp failure on ventilation, pontine hemorrhage and concern for cerebral edema | N/A | N/A |
| D9 | 4/17/20 | 57 | M | Caucasian | Sudden Death | No fever or respiratory symptoms | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D10 | 5/11/20 | 25 | M | Unknown | Sudden Death | Complained of headache/stomach pain, collapsed, pronounced in ER | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D11 | 5/21/20 | 33 | M | Unknown | Sudden Death | Witnessed Arrest After Smoking Marijuana and Drank A Few Beers, EMS Called And Transported To ER And Pronounced | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D12 | 5/27/20 | 50 | M | Caucasian | Sudden Death | Out of hospital cardiac arrest, history of asthma and unknown GI issues but otherwise healthy, no known complaints prior | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D13 | 9/21/20 | 5 | F | Unknown | Trauma | Hit by vehicle | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D14 | 7/2/20 | 22 | F | Unknown | Hanging / Asphyxiation | Attempted OD, then hung herself, no previous symptoms | N/A | Heart pathology normal |
| D15 | 11/4/20 | 47 | F | Hispanic | Asystole cardiac arrest | N/A | N/A | |
| D16 | 1/6/21 | 58 | M | Caucasian | Asystole cardiac arrest | N/A | N/A | |
| D17 | 4/29/21 | 51 | M | Caucasian | Heart attack/asystole cardiac arrest | Circumstances surrounding death: Came in with STEMI, intubated, transferred from hospital for high-risk CABG. Coded multiple times. Family chose not to start ECMO and made comfort care; started the withdrawal process and died without further interventions | N/A | N/A |
aData not available because autopsy or histology were not performed
This table provides donor information including demographics, details surrounding the death, and any known autopsy or pathological data. Abbreviations: advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), emergency department (ED), emergency room (ER), emergency medical services (EMS), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), ethyl alcohol (ETOH), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), female (F), gastrointestinal (GI), intensive care unit (ICU), left anterior descending (LAD), male (M), not applicable (N/A), overdose (OD), ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)