Potential and Actual Neonatal Organ and Tissue Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death
Author(s) -
Justin Stiers,
Cecile Aguayo,
Angela Siatta,
Angela P. Presson,
Richard V. Perez,
Robert DiGeronimo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0317
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , donation , psychological intervention , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , emergency medicine , transplantation , surgery , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
The need for transplants continues to exceed organ and tissue donor availability. Although recent surgical advances have resulted in successful transplants using very small pediatric donors, including neonates, the actual practice of neonatal organ donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) remains uncommon.
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