Title
Ethical and Policy Considerations in Organ Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death
Authoring Organizations
Publication Month/Year
July 1, 2013
Last Updated Month/Year
November 25, 2024
Document Type
Consensus
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
This statement is designed to provide a framework to guide ethics and health policy considerations in adult and pediatric controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) from the perspective of critical care medicine and the transplant subspecialties.
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Hospital
Intended Users
Healthcare business administration, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Counseling, Management
Keywords
death, circulatory determination of death, organ donation
Source Citation
Gries CJ, White DB, Truog RD, An Official American Thoracic Society/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Society of Critical Care Medicine/Association of Organ and Procurement Organizations/United Network of Organ Sharing Statement: Ethical and Policy Considerations in Organ Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;188(1):103–109.
Developed in cooperation with the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Association of Organ and Procurement Organizations, and United Network of Organ Sharing.