Recommendations for nonheartbeating organ donation

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1826-1831

  DeVita, Michael A ^a   Webb, Sally A ^b   Hurford, William E ^c   Truog, Robert D ^d   Wlody, Ginger S ^e   Hayden, Carl T ^f   Sprung, Charles L ^g   Brille, Richard J ^h   Beals, Daniel A ⁱ   Rothenberg, David M ^j   Friedman, Amy L ^k   Silverstein, David S ^l   Kaufman, David C ^m   Perkin, Ronald M ⁿ   Rosenbaum, Stanley H ^k   Cist, Alexandra F M ^c   Samatowka, Michael ^o   Teres, Daniel ^p   Unkle, David W ^q   Burns, Jeffrey P ^d   Wallace, Thomas E ^r   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Quality Management Department

^f CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^h CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁿ EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o Trauma Surgical Associates   (United States)

^p Astra ZENECA Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^q International SOS   (United States)

^r OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center   (United States)

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Author keywords

Death determination; End of life care; Ethics; Nonheartbeating organ donation; Organ transplantation; Pediatric organ donation

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; DYING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0034841151     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200109000-00029     Document Type: Article

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