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Donation after Euthanasia (DCD-V) Results in Excellent Long-Term Outcome after Lung Transplantation, Equal to Donation after Brain Death (DBD) and Circulatory Death (DCD-III). KU Leuven
PURPOSE: In countries with a legal framework for physician-assisted death, organ donation after euthanasia (DCD-V) can increase the donor pool. DCD-V grafts are characterized by absence of lung injury related to brain-death, intubation and a long agonal phase. We review our experience with LTx after DCD-V and compare outcome with DBD and DCD-III experience in the same era. METHODS: Between 01/2007-09/2019, 797 LTx were performed, of which 158 ...
Angiographic confirmation of brain death after decompression craniectomy for posttraumatic brain oedema KU Leuven
In patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy for brain oedema, angiography for the assessment of brain death can show filling of the intracranial supratentorial arteries. This does not exclude brain death, provided circulatory arrest and absence of venous drainage are present.
Kidney donation after circulatory death in a country with a high number of brain dead donors: 10-year experience in Belgium Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven
Imminent brain death Universiteit Antwerpen
Purpose: There is, in European countries that conduct medical chart review of intensive care unit (ICU) deaths, no consensus on uniform criteria for defining a potential organ donor. Although the term is increasingly being used in recent literature, it is seldom defined in detail. We searched for criteria for determination of imminent brain death, which can be seen as a precursor for organ donation. Methods: We organized meetings with ...
Brain death and postmortem organ donation: report of a questionnaire from the CENTER-TBI study Universiteit Antwerpen
BackgroundWe aimed to investigate the extent of the agreement on practices around brain death and postmortem organ donation.MethodsInvestigators from 67 Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study centers completed several questionnaires (response rate: 99%).ResultsRegarding practices around brain death, we found agreement on the clinical evaluation (prerequisites and neurological ...