Buddhism, Brain Death and Organ Transplantation [PDF]
, 2010 This article raises concerns about the degree to which potential donors are aware that their layman‖s understanding of death may not be the same as that enshrined in protocols employing the criterion of brain death.
Keown, Damien V.
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Corrigendum: Preservation Fluid Bacteriology in Kidney Transplantation: Comparing Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Death With Donation After Brain Death [PDF]
Transplant InternationalAlberto Costa Silva +29 more
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Ethical issues relating to the 'donation' of human and animal organs for transplantation [PDF]
, 2003 This thesis is an investigation into several proposed ways of increasing the supply of organs for transplantation purposes. It starts from a consideration of two sorts of donors which are already in use: humans declared dead according to brain-based ...
Hamer, Clare Louise
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Organ donation after cardiac death in Japan
Transplantation Reports, 2022 In Japan, since the revision of the Organ Transplant Law in July 2010, donation after brain death (DBD) has increased, while donation after cardiac death (DCD), which has been mainly used by kidney transplantation, has decreased. The number of DCD donors
Takashi Kobayashi +2 more
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The role of anesthesiologists in organ donation
Transplantation Reports, 2022 With the continued deficit of available organs for transplantation, optimal care of the brain-dead and cardiac death donor is essential to optimize quality and quantity of precious organs.
Julius Balogh +5 more
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Donation after Circulatory Death in Lung Transplantation
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2022 The shortage of donor lungs has become a serious obstacle to implementing lung transplantation (LTx). Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are among the several donor pools utilized to overcome the problem posed by the shortage of donation ...
Seungji Hyun, Seokjin Haam
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When are bereaved family members approached for consent to organ donation? Commentary from 10 European member states [PDF]
, 2014 Background - To scope the timing of the approach to bereaved family members and request for organ donation in DBD and DCD potential donors, in 10 European member states. Are there changes in established practice regarding when family members are asked to
Long-Sutehall, Tracy +4 more
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Transplantation of the heart after circulatory death of the donor: time for a change in law? [PDF]
, 2015 Procurement of organs has always been conducted according to the dead donor rule, that is, after death of the donor — but this practice is being challenged. Introduction Australia has an increasing shortfall in transplantable hearts.
James Tibballs, Neera Bhatia
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A scoping review of the perceptions of death in the context of organ donation and transplantation
BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Socio-cultural perceptions surrounding death have profoundly changed since the 1950s with development of modern intensive care and progress in solid organ transplantation.
George Skowronski +8 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction and Objectives: Outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) with donors after circulatory death (DCD) have been considered suboptimal due to higher rates of ischemic cholangiopathy, especially when the super-rapid recovery (SRR) technique is used.
Margarita Fernández-de la Varga +7 more
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