Organ donation after cardiac death from withdrawal of life support in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-19

  Smith, Thomas J ^a,b   Vota, Scott ^a,b   Patel, Shejal ^a,b   Ford, Timothy ^a,b   Lyckholm, Laurel ^a,b   Bhushan, Anup ^a,b   Bobb, Barton ^a,b   Coyne, Patrick ^a,b   Swainey, Craig ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GASTROSTOMY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DEATH; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84856275290     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0239     Document Type: Article

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