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Authors
Barlinn, Kristian
Schoene, Daniela
Pleul, Konrad
Roessler, Martin
Worm, Andre
Diel, Norma J.
Schramm, Patrick
Pfeifer, Felix
Huttner, Hagen B.
Rahmel, Axel
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Technische Universität Dresden
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Article History
Received: 15 February 2026
Accepted: 29 April 2026
First Online: 9 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Technical University Dresden (EK-373082025); the requirement for informed consent was waived because the analysis was based on anonymized secondary data.
: Not applicable.
: Dr Rahmel serves as the medical director of the German organ procurement organization. Dr Pfeifer and Mr Pleul are employees of the German organ procurement organization. No other disclosures were reported.
: Kristian Barlinn reports receiving honoraria from the German organ procurement organization for activities related to death by neurologic criteria determination and lecture activities.
