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. 2020 Aug 15;36(Suppl 2):224–232. doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-00998-x

Table 1.

Donor selection criteria

Donor factors Initial protocol
July 2014–December 2017
Updated protocol
Since January 2018
Age < 40 years < 55 years
Cardiac function LVEF/ECHO* Stable haemodynamics with minimal inotrope/vasopressor support Unchanged
Medical history No history of heart disease ± previous cardiac surgery Unchanged
Acceptable WIT** ± 30 min from WLST ± 30 min from systolic BP < 90 mmHg
Ante mortem heparin Variable Variable

Modified from Chew et al. [28]

*ECHO is not always available

**Initially based on pre-clinical porcine transplant model [19]