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=== Deceased organ donors === | === Deceased organ donors === | ||
*Donation after death can be either: | |||
**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 Medical Assistance in Dying ([[MAID]]) -- where a person who undergoes MAID has made arrangements in advance for organ harvesting after 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. | |||
{{Discuss | who = All | question = is this [[Sudden cardiac death (and died)]]? If not, do we have another dx for this? If not, why are we writing it down here, ie how is it helpful in collection or data use? Ttenbergen 19:34, 2018 November 27 (CST)}} | {{Discuss | who = All | question = is this [[Sudden cardiac death (and died)]]? If not, do we have another dx for this? If not, why are we writing it down here, ie how is it helpful in collection or data use? Ttenbergen 19:34, 2018 November 27 (CST)}} | ||
Some organ donors have a '''bronchscopy''' done, but not all do, so don't automatically assume and code it. The only time it is done is if there are considering the lungs. This is according to a Respirologist from STB ICU. | Some organ donors have a '''bronchscopy''' done, but not all do, so don't automatically assume and code it. The only time it is done is if there are considering the lungs. This is according to a Respirologist from STB ICU. | ||