| Non-heart-beating donation: ethical aspects. | |
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PMID: 19328929 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Non-heart-beating donation (NHBD) is under considerable ethical debate including concerns that the donor is not really dead when organs are procured and that withdrawing therapy may be expedited to harvest needed organs. We suggest a two-step process to NHBD based largely on the ethical principle of beneficence. First, once a decision has been made that there is no reasonable hope of survival for the patient and that active treatment is of no further benefit and should be withdrawn, NHBD can be suggested. Second, once the decision for NHBD has been made, there is no reason for further delay and withdrawal of treatment should be implemented as rapidly as possible to ensure that the quality of the donated organs remains optimal for the maximal benefit of the organ recipient. |
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Authors:
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J L Vincent; S Brimioulle |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transplantation proceedings Volume: 41 ISSN: 0041-1345 ISO Abbreviation: Transplant. Proc. Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-30 Completed Date: 2009-07-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243532 Medline TA: Transplant Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 576-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. jlvincen@ulb.ac.be |
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Bioethics* Brain Death* Ethics, Medical* Humans Organ Transplantation / mortality, physiology Personal Autonomy Survivors Tissue Donors / classification*, statistics & numerical data* Tissue and Organ Harvesting / standards* |
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