Table 3. Time points suggested by ISHLT DCD Working Group (12).
T0 | Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies or euthanasia |
T1 | Oxygen saturation <80% |
T2 | Systolic blood pressure <50 mmHg |
T3 | Cessation of cardiac output/asystole |
T4 | Resumed lung inflation/ventilation |
T5 | Start of pulmonary flush |