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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 3/2019

01-03-2019 | Angiography | Editorial

Special issues in pediatric deceased organ donation

Authors: Matthew J. Weiss, Alicia Pérez Blanco, Ben Gelbart

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2019

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Deceased donation from a child is always preceded by tragedy. The death of a child goes against biology and culture, and leaves parents emotionally defenseless, and healthcare workers are forced to confront the death of a child in their care. These emotional factors, combined with unfamiliarity with pediatric physiology, can create an impression that pediatric donation is so difficult that it should only be considered in very rare circumstances. However, there are many similarities with adult practice. Children of all ages donate solid organs through donation after brain death (DBD) and donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) pathways. …
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Metadata
Title
Special issues in pediatric deceased organ donation
Authors
Matthew J. Weiss
Alicia Pérez Blanco
Ben Gelbart
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05523-2

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