Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Consequences of Legislative Separation

2025/01/01 by Claire O’Callaghan, Catherine O'callaghan, Brendan Parent
Medicine · #Organ Donation and Transplantation #Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes #Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

paper · doi:10.1017/jme.2025.10143

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Current legislation guiding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) leaves regulatory gaps that are not optimal for honoring the wishes of patient-donors. We describe these gaps, their consequences, and the need for revision to prevent harm to all parties.

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