Dr. Sam Shemie disclosed that he is the medical advisor for the System Development Team at Canadian Blood Services.

This Clinical Practice Guideline has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada through the Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative (The Collaborative), and developed as a partnership between the Canadian Critical Care Society, Canadian Blood Services, and the Canadian Medical Association. The Collaborative is an initiative led by Health Canada with provinces and territories (except Quebec), Canadian Blood Services, patients, families, clinicians, and researchers. The Collaborative’s vision is to improve organ donation and transplantation systems across Canada.

This submission was handled by Dr. Stephan K. W. Schwarz, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d’anesthésie.