Uncontrolled donation after circulatory death (uDCD) refers to donation from persons who
die following an unexpected and unsuccessfully resuscitated cardiac arrest. Despite the …

AIM OF THE REVIEW: Improving rates of organ donation among patients with out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest who do not survive is an opportunity to save countless lives. The objectives of …

Background Organ donation after brain death is the standard practice in many countries.
Rates are low globally. This study explores the potential national number of candidates for …

Uncontrolled DCD kidney transplantation has been successfully implemented in several
regions in France and Spain. Wider implementation of uDCD programmes would increase …

Transportation during and after cardiac arrest: who, when, h... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Transportation during and after cardiac arrest: who, when, how and where? : Current …

Background. Due to organ shortage, many patients do not receive donor organs. The
present novel thrombolytic technique utilizes organs from donors with uncontrolled donation …

Introduction Organ donation is a life-saving intervention that provides hope for patients with
end-stage organ failure, improving their longevity and quality of life. However, the demand …

Human organ transplantation has begun in the 1960s with donation after circulatory death.
At that time this was named non heart beating donation, later donation after cardiac death …

Introduction A prehospital system where obvious futile cases may be terminated
prehospitally by physicians may reduce unethical treatment of dying patients. Withholding …

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is common. In Europe, it is estimated that more than
350,000 citizens are affected each year. 1 Strategies to improve outcomes and to save more …