Organ Donation

What follows is a curated distillation of the ANZICS Statement on Death and Organ Donation. Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death (DCDD) Maastricht classification – only 3 & 4 used in Aus/NZ Category Context Warm ischaemic time Degree of control Category 1 Dead on arrival Unknown Uncontrolled Category 2 Failed resuscitation (ED or ICU) Known […]

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Death

Death is defined variably (or not defined at all) in jurisdictions around the world, but are mostly similar. What follows below are the two types of determination of death, as recommended in the ANZICS Statement on Death and Organ Donation Neurological Determination of Death Preconditions Clinical testing Cranial Nerves Tested (II – X) Reflex Afferent […]

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