The potential for non-heart beating organ donation within a paediatric intensive care unit

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 932-935

  Fraser, J ^a   Thomas, I ^b   Fish, R ^a   Gill, A ^c   Wilmott, J ^c   Morgan, J ^d  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA BASE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART BEATING ORGAN DONATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; NON HEART BEATING ORGAN DONATION; ORGAN DONOR; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 80052864380     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.177931     Document Type: Article

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