Pediatric organ donation after cardiac death-Still in its infancy

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1956-1957

  Hardart, George ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory death; Donation after cardiac death; Ethics; Non heart beating organ donation; Organ donation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CHILD; HEART ARREST; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PARENTAL CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45149092598     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318176131f     Document Type: Editorial

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