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This section contains general information about DCD in New Zealand. It is included in this document for the benefit of staff in all hospitals. DCD is only undertaken in hospitals that have been credentialed for this process.
DCD is organ donation occurring after death has been determined by cessation of circulation.
In New Zealand DCD is confined to circumstances where death occurs after intensive therapies have been withdrawn from a patient in ICU.
A patient:
In New Zealand lungs, liver, kidneys and tissues can be donated in a DCD process.
This section contains general information about DCD in New Zealand. It is included in this document for the benefit of staff in all hospitals. DCD is only undertaken in hospitals that have been credentialed for this process.
DCD is organ donation occurring after death has been determined by cessation of circulation.
In New Zealand DCD is confined to circumstances where death occurs after intensive therapies have been withdrawn from a patient in ICU.
A patient:
In New Zealand lungs, liver, kidneys and tissues can be donated in a DCD process.