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. 2018 Jan 8;19:3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-017-0805-1

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Fig. 1 — Protocol of care for uncontrolled donors after circulatory death in our retrieving centres. The different steps, timing, and exclusion criteria are described. No flow has to be less than 30 min, and advanced life support provided a least 30 min before considering uDCD. Time between cardiac arrest to efficiency preservation protocol has to be less than 150 min. Using NR preservation protocol allows 240 min before kidney retrieval, while ISP allows a 180 min interval. CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EKG: electrocardiogram, ECM: external cardiac massage, ISP: in situ perfusion, NR: normothermic recirculation