ISHLT position paper on thoracic organ transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCD)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.03.005
• Publication Date: 2022-03-14T21:12:14Z
• Authors: Are Martin Holm; Andrew Courtwright; Anne Olland; Andreas Zuckermann; Dirk Van Raemdonck
• Keywords: Position (finance)

Controlled organ donation after circulatory determination of death is increasingly being used for the donation of organs also in thoracic transplantation. This document outlines the position of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation on thoracic organ transplantation in circulatory determination of death. The document also includes a position regarding some of the methods applied to ensure the viability of Donation after Circulatory Death organs retrieved after certification of death.