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The Maastricht categories of NHBD[1,2]

The Maastricht categories of NHBD[1,2]
Category I. Dead on arrival at hospital
Category II. Death with unsuccessful resuscitation
Category III. Awaiting cardiac death
Category IV. Cardiac arrest while brain dead
NHBD: non-heart-beating donation.
References:
  1. Kootstra G, Daemen JH, Oomen AP. Categories of non-heart-beating donors. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:2893.
  2. Thuong M, Ruiz A, Evrard P, et al. New classification of donation after circulatory death donors definitions and terminology. Transpl Int 2016; 29:749.
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