ASTS Recommended Practice Guidelines for Controlled Donation after Cardiac Death Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Reich DJ, Mulligan DC, Abt PL, Pruett TL, Abecassis MM, D’Alessandro A, Pomfret EA, Freeman RB, Markmann JF, Hanto DW, Matas AJ, Roberts JP, Merion RM, Klintmalm GB, Committee T. ASTS Recommended Practice Guidelines for Controlled Donation after Cardiac Death Organ Procurement and Transplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2004-2011. PMID: 19624569, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02739.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan donationFavorable posttransplant outcomesOrgan acceptance criteriaOrgan procurement organizationsBrain death criteriaBiliary issuesDCD kidneysPancreas transplantationVentilatory supportPosttransplant outcomesCardiac deathTransplant centersIschemia timeDCD protocolsHopeless prognosisMachine perfusionBrain deathTransplant surgeonsOperative techniqueOrgan transplantationPractice guidelinesBest practice guidelinesOrgan procurementDonor characteristicsTransplantation