Donation after circulatory death

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Manara, A R ^a   Murphy, P G ^b   Ocallaghan, G ^c  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain death; death; directed organ donation; donation after cardiac death; end of life care; ethics; organ donation; organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; BRAIN DEATH; CONSENSUS; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DEATH; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855248258     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer357     Document Type: Review

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