FIGURE 4.
Reason for consent not requested by donation type. Regardless of donation type, OPO approach potential donors and their families to request consent for donation in most cases in the United States. In direct comparison of the 2 donation types, DCD and DBD, consent was not requested in 8.4% of DCD offers, whereas this rate was significantly lower in DBD offers at 2.2% (P<.001). DCD, Donation after circulatory death; DBD, donation after brain death.