Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Brain death and disorders of consciousness".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Kidney transplantation".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Liver transplantation".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Lung transplantation".)
International
Canada
●Canadian clinical practice guideline for the management of the neurologically deceased organ donor (2020)
United States
●Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN): Policies (2020)
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement – Pediatric organ donation and transplantation (2010, reaffirmed 2019)
●OPTN/UNOS: Guidance on requested deceased donor information (2018)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on organ donation for transplantation – Improving donor identification and consent rates for deceased organ donation (2011, updated 2016)