Does Declaration of Brain Death Serve the Best Interest of Organ Donors Rather Than Merely Facilitating Organ Transplantation?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun;101(6):2053-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.100. Epub 2016 Apr 23.

Authors

Michelle J Clarke¹, Kathleen N Fenton², Robert M Sade³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, Tennessee.
³ Department of Surgery, Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: sader@musc.edu.

PMID: 27112652
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.100

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Attitude to Death
Brain Death* / diagnosis
Brain Death* / legislation & jurisprudence
Clinical Decision-Making
Confusion
Death
Family / psychology
Humans
Medical Futility / ethics
Medical Futility / legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Rights / ethics
Patient Rights / legislation & jurisprudence
Right to Die / ethics
Right to Die / legislation & jurisprudence
Terminal Care / ethics*
Terminal Care / legislation & jurisprudence
Terminal Care / psychology
Tissue Donors* / ethics
Tissue Donors* / supply & distribution
Tissue and Organ Procurement* / ethics
Tissue and Organ Procurement* / legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue and Organ Procurement* / standards
Withholding Treatment / ethics
Withholding Treatment / legislation & jurisprudence
Withholding Treatment / standards