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. 2022 Oct;26(Suppl 2):S43-S50.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24190.

Recommendations for Evaluation and Selection of Deceased Organ Donor: Position Statement of ISCCM

Kapil G Zirpe  1 , Anand M Tiwari  2 , Rahul A Pandit  3 , Deepak Govil  4 , Rajesh C Mishra  5 , Srinivas Samavedam  6 , Palepu B Gopal  7 , Atul P Kulkarni  8 , Subramanian Swaminathan  9 , Subhal B Dixit  10 , Arindam Kar  11 , Rajesh K Pande  12 , Dhruva Chaudhry  13
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Recommendations for Evaluation and Selection of Deceased Organ Donor: Position Statement of ISCCM

Kapil G Zirpe et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

There is a wide gap between patients who need transplants and the organs that are available in India. Extending the standard donation criterion is certainly important to address the scarcity of organs for transplantation. Intensivists play a major role in the success of deceased donor organ transplants. Recommendations for deceased donor organ evaluation are not discussed in most intensive care guidelines. The purpose of this position statement is to establish current evidence-based recommendations for multiprofessional critical care staff in the evaluation, assessment, and selection of potential organ donors. These recommendations will give "real-world" criteria that are acceptable in the Indian context. The aim of this set of recommendations is to both increase the number and enhance the quality of transplantable organs.

How to cite this article: Zirpe KG, Tiwari AM, Pandit RA, Govil D, Mishra RC, Samavedam S, et al. Recommendations for Evaluation and Selection of Deceased Organ Donor: Position Statement of ISCCM. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(S2):S43-S50.

Keywords: Brain death; Donor age; Donor evaluation; Expanded criteria donor; Intensivist; Transplantation.

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Steps for improving the identification, referral, and evaluation of potential donor
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Methodology
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Categories of deceased organ donor
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Cold ischemia time limits in deceased donor
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