Review
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.04.018.
Epub 2012 Jun 13.
Treatment of potential organ donors in the emergency department: a review
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.04.018
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Treatment of potential organ donors in the emergency department: a review
Ann Emerg Med.
2012 Oct.
Abstract
The expanding role of emergency medicine in the care of potential organ donors presents unique ethical challenges. This article introduces emergency providers to the ethical challenges of organ donation, including issues of patient autonomy and consent, public perception and trust, goals of care, and the determination of death.
Copyright © 2012. Published by Mosby, Inc.
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Death on the waiting list: a failure in public health.Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;60(4):492-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.015. Epub 2012 Jun 13. Ann Emerg Med. 2012. PMID: 22699017 No abstract available.
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Uncontrolled donation after circulatory determination of death protocols: ethical challenges and suggestions for improvement.Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;61(2):255-6. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.129. Ann Emerg Med. 2013. PMID: 23331654 No abstract available.
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In reply.Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;61(2):256-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.08.019. Ann Emerg Med. 2013. PMID: 23331655 No abstract available.
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