​DONATION AFTER BRAIN DEATH (DBD) VS.
​DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH (DCD)

c	Donation After Brain Death (DBD)	Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD)
TYPE	Beating heart donor​	Deceased donor​
ANESTHESIA​	Anesthesia required​	Anesthesia may be required​
TIME FRAME	​Scheduled OR time - goes to OR on the vent​	Scheduled WDS time - OR staff available to help transport. Patient has a specified time frame to expire. After CTOD, rapid transport to OR for recovery. Hospital physician confirms death (5 minutes after CTOD) in the OR and recovery begins. *Process at some hospitals may be different*
OR EQUIPMENT NEEDED	Slush Machine x 2 Sternal Saw with Blade (test) Neptune or Dornoch Extra Back Tables x 2-5 Cautery Machine x 2 ​10” Long Vascular Clamp ​IV poles x 2-3​	Slush Machine x 2 Sternal Saw with Blade (test) Neptune or Dornoch Extra Back Tables x 2-5 Cautery may be required ​10” Long Vascular Clamp ​IV poles x 2-3​
ORGANS RECOVERED	Heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys and intestines	​​Heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys and intestines