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

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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

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