Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation; Medical and Ethical Issues in Procurement

摘要: Non-heart-beating donors (individuals whose deaths are determined by cessation of heart and respiratory function rather than loss whole brain function) could potentially be major importance in reducing the gap between demand for available supply organs transplantation. Prompted questions concerning medical management such donors--specifically, whether interventions undertaken to enhance quality transplantable (i.e. use anticoagulants vasodilators) were best interests donor patient--the U.S. Department Health Human Services asked Institute Medicine examine from scientific ethical points view "alternative approaches that can used maximize availability [a] [in an end-of-life situation] without violating prevailing norms..." This book examines transplantation demand, historical modern conceptions non-heart-beating donors, organ procurement organizations transplant program policies, contains recommendations principles issues surrounding topic.