**6.7 DCD donation pathway**

In most cases, with some variability by hospital policies, 30,000 IU of heparin is administered 5 minutes before withdrawal of life support to ensure it is well circulated (**Figure 4**). Withdrawal of life support can be performed in a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) or intensive care unit (ICU) to allow participation of family


#### **Table 1.**

*Modified Maastricht criteria for organ donation after cardiac death.*
