Table 2.

Death aetiologies of sudden cardiac arrest in 63 non heart beating donors

Cause	Confirmed	Probable
Trauma	13 (20.6%)
Cardiac cause	6 (9.5%)	14 (22.2%)
Stroke	4 (6.3%)	2 (3.2%)
Aortic dissection	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)
Hanging	2 (3.2%)
Pancreatitis		1 (1.6%)
Hyperkalaemia		1 (1.6%)
Stab wound	1 (1.6%)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	1 (1.6%)
Meningitis	1 (1.6%)
False passage	1 (1.6%)
Unknown	13 (20.6%)

Unknown cause was defined when clinical examination or biological data were negative and in the absence of prodromes, medical history or evidence from relatives.