Donation after brain death (DBD)

Organ donation from an individual who is determined to have cessation of cerebral and brain stem function; characterized by of electrical activity in the brain, blood flow to the brain, and brain function as determined by clinical assessment of responses. A person who is brain dead may have cardiopulmonary function artificially maintained for some time.     

World Health Organization. (2009). Global glossary of terms and definitions on donation and transplantation. Geneva: Author. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/transplantation/activities/GlobalGlossaryonDonationTransplantation.pdf