Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD): The patient will be extubated and die naturally. The organ recovery will occur following the declaration of death by cardiopulmonary means. This is the way donation was done prior to the brain death method in the 1970's.
° Initiated by decision to withdraw life-sustaining therapies
° Non brain dead patients
° Additional age and medical criteria
° Good candidates will die shortly after removal of life-support, usually within 60 minutes.
° Time to death is evaluated on a case-by-case basis and includes such factors as organs to be recovered, organ function, patient history, etc.
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