The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

The original work was conducted as part of a Clinical Practice Guideline 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.