Organ donor (organ/tissue donation by the donor): Difference between revisions
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***After brain death: '''[[Brain death]]''' | ***After brain death: '''[[Brain death]]''' | ||
***Donation after cardiac death (DCD) -- where a donor who is not brain dead is dependent on life support and the family has decided to withdraw care. When the patient's heart stops beating, the organs are then recovered in the operating room. | ***Donation after cardiac death (DCD) -- where a donor who is not brain dead is dependent on life support and the family has decided to withdraw care. When the patient's heart stops beating, the organs are then recovered in the operating room. | ||
***Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) -- where a person who undergoes MAID has made arrangements in advance for organ harvesting after death. | ***Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying ([[MAID]]) -- where a person who undergoes MAID has made arrangements in advance for organ harvesting after death. | ||
*We only want to code this for major organ donations, i.e. not cornea, skin or bones. | *We only want to code this for major organ donations, i.e. not cornea, skin or bones. | ||