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 …

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) describes the retrieval of organs for the purposes of
transplantation that follows death confirmed using circulatory criteria. The persisting shortfall …

Abstract This 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline provides the biomedical definition of death
based on permanent cessation of brain function that applies to all persons, as well as …

The aim of the present study was to describe the current situation of donation after
circulatory death (DCD) in the Council of Europe, through a dedicated survey. Of 27 …

Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) has been endorsed by the World Health
Organization and is practiced worldwide. This overview examines current DCD practices …

The critical pathway of deceased donation provides a systematic approach to the organ
donation process, considering both donation after cardiac death than donation after brain …

Objective Restoring the circulation is the primary goal in emergency treatment of cerebral
ischemia. However, better understanding of how the brain responds to energy depletion …

Objective: Death statutes permit physicians to declare death on the basis of irreversible
cessation of circulatory–respiratory or brain functions. The growing practice of organ …

The procedure combining medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with donations after
circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is known as organ donation after euthanasia …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with a high risk of infection of the peritoneum,
subcutaneous tunnel and catheter exit site. Although quality standards demand an infection …