In-hospital logistics: what are the key aspects for succeeding in each of the steps of the process of controlled donation after circulatory death?
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are becoming an increasingly important population of organ donors in Europe and worldwide. We report the state of the art regarding controlled DCD donation describing the organizational and technical aspects of establishing a controlled DCD programme and provide recommendations regarding the introduction and development of this type of programme.
National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK.
Paul
P
Murphy
Oxford Transplant Centre, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Catherine
C
Boffa
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
Alex
A
Manara
Professor of Surgery, University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Dirk
D
Ysebaert
Transplant Coordinator, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Wim
W
de Jongh
D001530:Belgium; D001926:Brain Death; D003643:Death; D003657:Decision Making; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009426:Netherlands; D010146:Pain; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom
controlled; donation after cardiac death; donation after circulatory death; nonheart beating donation