Ethical controversies in organ donation after circulatory death

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1021-1026

  Fallat, Mary E ^a   Katz, Aviva L ^a   Mercurio, Mark R ^a   Moon, Margaret R ^a   Okun, Alexander L ^a   Webb, Sally A ^a   Weise, Kathryn L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bioethics; Children; Circulatory death; Ethics; Organ donation; Organ procurement

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; BRAIN DEATH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; CHILD; DEATH; DONOR; ETHICS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TRANSPLANTATION;

CHILD; DEATH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT BY MINORS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84877039906     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0672     Document Type: Review

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