Table 1 Maastricht classification system
From: Challenges in machine perfusion preservation for liver grafts from donation after circulatory death
Category | Features | Alternative categories |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dead upon arrival, accident and emergency | Uncontrolled |
2 | Resuscitation attempted without success, accident and emergency | Uncontrolled |
3 | Awaiting cardiac death, intensive care | Controlled |
4 | Cardiac arrest while brain dead, intensive care | Controlled |