OPTN requires timely reporting: donor disposition, autoresuscitation, and pause reports

Micah said the OPTN update sets clear deadlines for multiple operational reports: donor organ disposition must be submitted within five business days of the OPO determining organs will not be recovered or within five business days of procurement; every requested unplanned DCD pause must be reported through the patient safety portal regardless of outcome; and any autoresuscitation event that occurs during the required five‑minute observation period must be reported within 24 hours.

Presenters advised OPOs to incorporate these timelines into written policies and internal reporting responsibilities and to submit follow‑up information as an amendment to the initial patient safety report rather than as a separate event.