Policies on donation after cardiac death at children's hospitals: A mixed-methods analysis of variation

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1902-1908

  Matheny Antommaria, Armand H ^a   Trotochaud, Karen ^b   Kinlaw, Kathy ^b   Hopkins, Paul N ^a   Frader, Joel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; OPERATING ROOM; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR; CANADA; CHILD; DEATH; ETHICS; HOSPITAL; MANAGEMENT; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUERTO RICO; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CHILD; DEATH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLICY MAKING; PUERTO RICO; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549128062     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.637     Document Type: Article

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