Increasing organ donations after cardiac death by increasing DCD support among health care professionals: A case report

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 897-904

  D'Alessandro, A M ^a   Peltier, J W ^b   Phelps, J E ^c  

^a UWHC Organ Procurement Organization   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac death donors; Donation; Organ and tissue donation; Organ donation; Organ procurement organization; Organ shortage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CADAVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 40449142309     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02155.x     Document Type: Article

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