Maastricht criteria III in the global context: a systematic review of development and implementation
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12110%2F25%3A43911068" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12110/25:43911068 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11140/25:10507172
Result on the web
<a href="https://czasopisma.umlub.pl/piel21w/article/view/3170/3149" target="_blank" >https://czasopisma.umlub.pl/piel21w/article/view/3170/3149</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.12923/pielxxiw-2025-0039" target="_blank" >10.12923/pielxxiw-2025-0039</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Maastricht criteria III in the global context: a systematic review of development and implementation
Original language description
This review examines the development and implementation of the Maastricht Criteria III in controlled (cDCD) and uncontrolled (uDCD) Donation after Circulatory Death in various healthcare systems, evaluates compliance with the no-touch interval, and the influence of opt-in versus opt-out consent models on the availability and use of donor organs. Material and methods. Following Evidence-Based Practice principles, a systematic search was performed in full-text electronic databases covering healthcare, bioethics, and transplantation sciences. Peer-reviewed, full-text studies relevant to DCD classification and clinical application were included. Additionally, a critical methodological quality appraisal of all included studies was conducted using a standardised tool, thereby enhancing the robustness of our conclusions. Results. Eleven studies met inclusion criteria, addressing DCD classification, consent frameworks, no-touch interval adherence, and organ procurement impact. Substantial international variability emerged: presumed consent (opt-out) systems achieved higher donor conversion rates, whereas extended no-touch intervals detrimentally affected organ viability. Conclusions. This review presents a structured analysis of Maastricht Criteria III application, particularly in Europe. cDCD follows increasingly standardised protocols, while uDCD remains inconsistently implemented due to ethical and logistical challenges. To enhance donor identification, organ utilisation, and transplantation outcomes, it is essential to standardise protocols, refine ischemia-mitigation techniques, and strengthen international collaboration.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30307 - Nursing
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku-Nursing in the 21 Century
ISSN
1730-1912
e-ISSN
2450-646X
Volume of the periodical
24
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
PL - POLAND
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
332-338
UT code for WoS article
001687116700007
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105028402463