[The anticipated organ donation approach in hospital].
In end-of-life situations it is important to avoid futile transfers to intensive care and to respect the wishes of the patient. To this end, it is possible to talk about the approaching death and organ donation with the family, in an 'anticipated' support approach.
Unité de coordination hospitalière de prélèvement d'organes, CHU de Nantes, 5, allée de l'Île-Gloriette, 44903 Nantes cedex 1, France. Electronic address: jerome.libot@chu-nantes.fr.
Jérôme
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D003142:Communication; D003643:Death; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
anticipated approach; brain death; don d’organes; démarche anticipée; end of life; famille; family; fin de vie; mort encéphalique; organ donation