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Acknowledgments

These recommendations represent key features of organ donation systems in a number of European and North American countries. The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Dr Julien Charpentier (Service de Réanimation médicale. Groupe Hospitalier Cochin. APHP. Paris Cedex. France) and Dr Teresa Pont (Donor Transplant Coordination Unit. Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebrón. Barcelona. Spain) to their development.

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  1. Organización Nacional de Trasplantes, C/Sinesio Delgado 6, pabellón 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain

    Beatriz Domínguez-Gil

  2. NHS Blood and Transplant, Bridle Path, Leeds, UK

    Paul Murphy

  3. National Transplant Centre-Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Procaccio

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Foreword: The necessary use of specific technical terms in this manuscript should not be understood as disrespectful to organ donors, their families, and their invaluable contribution to life.

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Domínguez-Gil, B., Murphy, P. & Procaccio, F. Ten changes that could improve organ donation in the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med 42, 264–267 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3833-y

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