Organ donation after circulatory death: the forgotten donor?

Table 2 Compliance of DCD with the quality indictors for EOL care in the donor

Domains for EOL care	Quality indicators	DCD compliance
Patient and family-centered decision making	13	8
Communication within the team and with patients and families	10	4
Continuity of care	3	0
Emotional and practical support for patients and families	8	4
Symptom management and comfort care	10	1
Spiritual support for patients and families	3	1
Emotional and organizational support for ICU clinicians	6	1
Total	53	19

The 53 quality indicators within seven domains were developed by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Care End-Of-Life Peer Workgroup [13]. The DCD is expected to comply with 19 out of 53 quality indicators for EOL care in the potential donor. DCD, donation after circulatory death; EOL, end-of-life; ICU, intensive care unit.

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