title: Donation after uncontrolled cardiac death (uDCD): a review of the debate from a European perspective.
abstract: Presumed consent alone will not solve the organ shortage, but it will create an ethical and legal context that supports organ donation, respects individuals who object to organ donation, relieves families from the burden of decision making, and can save lives.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borry
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Reusel
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roels
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schotsmans
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D005060:Europe; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends