Table 5 Multivariate analysis for cardiac arrest prediction in potential brain dead donors

 Hospital characteristics

 >250 beds

0.59 (0.36; 0.98)

0.04

 Organ procurement staff linked to the ICU

0.58 (0.74; 3.41)

0.23

 Public hospital

9.25 (2.07; 41.1)

0.003

 Active transplant program

0.36 (0.21; 0.60)

<0,001

 Potential donors characteristics

  > 60 years old

1.57 (0.96; 2.57)

0.07

  ≥ 2 organ dysfunctions

1.48 (0.69; 2.13)

0.16

 Management characteristics

 Clinical care provided inside the ICU

0.49 (0.28; 0.86)

0.013

 Checklist use

0.43 (0.20; 0.62)

<0.001

 Duration of the protocol 12–24 h

0.65 (0.39; 1.15)

0.16

 Temperature ≥ 35 ° C

0.68 (0.34; 1.36)

0.28

 Mean arterial pressure ≥ 65 mmHg

0.54 (0.26; 1.03)

0.055

 Corticoids

0.67 (0.39; 1.15)

0.15

 Vasopressin

0.56 (0.32; 0.97)

0.04