Table 6 The Modified Maastricht Classification and China Classification of DCD
Maastricht classification | China classification | |
|---|---|---|
Category I Uncontrolled | Found dead IA. Out-of-hospital IB. In-hospital | II Organ donation after cardiac death (DCD)a |
Category II Uncontrolled | Witnessed cardiac arrest IIA. Out-of-hospital IIB. In-hospital | II Organ donation after cardiac death (DCD)a |
Category III Controlled | Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy | III Organ donation after brain death followed by circulatory death (DBCD) |
Category VI Uncontrolled Controlled | Cardiac arrest while life brain dead | II Organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) |