When organ donors are still patients: Is premortem use of heparin ethically acceptable?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 396-400

  DuBois, James M ^a   Delmonico, Francis L ^b,c   D'Alessandro, Anthony M ^d,e  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New England Organ Bank   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UWHC Organ Procurement Organization

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; ETHICS; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

DRUG THERAPY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548577686     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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