Footnotes

• Contributors SB was asked to write the editorial, she developed the editorial and reviewed relevant literature; CMZ is active in organ donation recovery and reviewed and edited the work; and both authors agree with the final version.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Competing interests None delared.

• Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

• Patient consent for publication Not required.