Pediatric donation after circulatory determination of death (pDCD): A narrative review
Pediatric donation after circulatory death (pDCD) is an established pathway for organ donation. It remains, however, a relatively rare event worldwide, and most clinicians outside of the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are unfamiliar with it. The goal of this review is to introduce the processes and concepts of pDCD. While most children die in circumstances that would not allow pDCD, many children that die after withdrawal of life sustaining therapy (WLST) may be eligible for donation of some organs.
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Matthew J. Weiss, Wendy Sherry, Laura Hornby Tags: Mini-symposium: Ethics and Palliative Care Source Type: research
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