Report of a National Conference on Donation after Cardiac Death

A national conference on organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) was convened to expand the practice of DCD in the continuum of quality end‐of‐life care. This national conference affirmed the ethical propriety of DCD as not violating the dead donor rule. Further, by new developments not previously...

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Published in:	American journal of transplantation Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 281 - 291
Main Authors:	Bernat, J.L., D'Alessandro, A.M., Port, F.K., Bleck, T.P., Heard, S.O., Medina, J., Rosenbaum, S.H., DeVita, M.A., Gaston, R.S., Merion, R.M., Barr, M.L., Marks, W.H., Nathan, H., O'Connor, K., Rudow, D.L., Leichtman, A.B., Schwab, P., Ascher, N.L., Metzger, R.A., Mc Bride, V., Graham, W., Wagner, D., Warren, J., Delmonico, F.L.
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01-02-2006
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Child Death, Sudden, Cardiac Deceased organ donation Humans Liver Transplantation - mortality Liver Transplantation - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Patient Selection Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
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Summary:	A national conference on organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) was convened to expand the practice of DCD in the continuum of quality end‐of‐life care. This national conference affirmed the ethical propriety of DCD as not violating the dead donor rule. Further, by new developments not previously reported, the conference resolved controversy regarding the period of circulatory cessation that determines death and allows administration of pre‐recovery pharmacologic agents, it established conditions of DCD eligibility, it presented current data regarding the successful transplantation of organs from DCD, it proposed a new framework of data reporting regarding ischemic events, it made specific recommendations to agencies and organizations to remove barriers to DCD, it brought guidance regarding organ allocation and the process of informed consent and it set an action plan to address media issues. When a consensual decision is made to withdraw life support by the attending physician and patient or by the attending physician and a family member or surrogate (particularly in an intensive care unit), a routine opportunity for DCD should be available to honor the deceased donor's wishes in every donor service area (DSA) of the United States.
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ISSN:	1600-6135 1600-6143
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01194.x