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SUBMITTER: Healey A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7546981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie 20200911 11
<h4>Background</h4>Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) is responsible for the largest increase in deceased donation over the past decade. When the Canadian DCD guideline was published in 2006, it included recommendations to create standard policies and procedures for withdrawal of life-sustaining measures (WLSM) as well as quality assurance frameworks for this practice. In 2016, the Canadian Critical Care Society produced a guideline for WLSM that requires modifications to fa ...[more]