DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH TODAY: AN UPDATED OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN LANDSCAPEстатья
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Аннотация:Donation after circulatory death (DCD) has become an accepted practice inmany countries and remains a focus of intense interest in the transplantcommunity. The present study is aimed at providing a description of thecurrent situation of DCD in European countries. Specific questionnaireswere developed to compile information on DCD practices, activities andpost-transplant outcomes. Thirty-five countries completed the survey. DCDis practiced in 18 countries: eight have both controlled DCD (cDCD) anduncontrolled DCD (uDCD) programs, 4 only cDCD and 6 only uDCD. Allthese countries have legally binding and/or nonbinding texts to regulate thepractice of DCD. The no-touch period ranges from 5 to 30 min. There arevariations in ante and post mortem interventions used for the practice ofcDCD. During 2008–2016, the highest DCD activity was described in theUnited Kingdom, Spain, Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Dataon post-transplant outcomes of patients who receive DCD donor kidneysshow better results with grafts obtained from cDCD versus uDCD donors.In conclusion, DCD is becoming increasingly accepted and performed inEurope, importantly contributing to the number of organs available andproviding acceptable post-transplantation outcomes.