Response to Bernat and Delmonico

Matthew J Weiss^{1

2}, Prosanto Chaudhary^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Director of Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada.
² Pediatric Intensivist, Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
³ Medical Director of Transplantation, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Comment

Matthew J Weiss et al. Transplantation. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;104(7):e217.

doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003184.

Matthew J Weiss^{1

2}, Prosanto Chaudhary^{3

4}

¹ Medical Director of Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada.
² Pediatric Intensivist, Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
³ Medical Director of Transplantation, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.

No abstract available

Comment in

Author's Response.
Delmonico FL, Dominguez-Gil B, Ascher NL, Glazier AK, Henderson GV, Bernat JL. Delmonico FL, et al. Transplantation. 2020 Jul;104(7):e218-e219. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003185. Transplantation. 2020. PMID: 32569007 No abstract available.

Restoring Activity of Pig Brain Cells After Death Does not Invalidate the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria or Undermine the Propriety of Organ Donation After Death.
Bernat JL, Delmonico FL. Bernat JL, et al. Transplantation. 2019 Jul;103(7):1295-1297. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002782. Transplantation. 2019. PMID: 31107825 No abstract available.

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