(Uncontrolled) donation after cardiac determination of death: a note of caution.
In this short article, we articulate a position that organ recovery from uncontrolled DCD (uDCD)--primarily patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest--is unlikely to result in a significant number of organs, and this small gain must be balanced against significant risk of unduly influencing resuscitation provider decision-making, and jeopardizing public trust in the propriety of organ donation and transplantation.
Doig
Christopher James
CJ
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
Zygun
David A
DA
D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends