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Table 3 Registration system, donation after circulatory death categories, and retrieved organs in different countries

From: Variability in protocols on donation after circulatory death in Europe

Country

Registration system

DCD categories

Organs retrieved

Austria

Opt out

II, III

Kidneys

Belgium

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II, III, IVa

Kidney, liver, pancreas, lungsa

Czech Republic

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I,II, III, IV

Kidneys

France

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I, II, IV

Kidneys

Italy

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II, III, IV

Kidneys

Latvia

Opt out

II, IV

Kidneys

The Netherlands

Opt in

II, III, IV

Kidneys, liver, pancreas, lungs

United Kingdom

Opt in

II, III, IV

Kidneys, liver, pancreas, lungsa

Spain

Opt out

I,II,IVa

Kidney, liver, lungs

Switzerland

Opt in

I,II,III,IV

Kidney, liver, lungs

  1. DCD, donation after circulatory death. aVariation in regional protocols.