title: New classification of donation after circulatory death donors definitions and terminology.
abstract: In the face of a crisis in organ donation, the transplant community are increasingly utilizing donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors. Over the last 10 years, with the increasing usage of DCD donors, we have seen the introduction in a number of new terms and definitions. We report the results of the 6th International Conference in Organ Donation held in Paris in 2013 and report a consensus agreement of an established expert European Working Group on the definitions and terminology regarding DCD donation, including refinement of the Maastricht definitions. This document forms part of a special series where recommendations are presented for uncontrolled and controlled DCD donation and organ specific guidelines for kidney, pancreas, liver and lung transplantation. An expert panel formed a consensus on definitions and terms aiming to establish consistent usage of terms in DCD donation.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Scientific Department, Agency of the Biomedicine, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thuong
authors.affiliation: Transplant Coordinator, Donation Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CHU Mont-Godinne, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Evrard
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuiper
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boffa
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Mohammed Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.affiliation: NHS Blood and Transplant, Directorate Organ Donation and Transplantation, Bristol.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neuberger
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Rutger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ploeg
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003643:Death; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
keywords: classification; definitions; donation or donor after circulatory death; terminology