Journal article
Heart donation and transplantation after circulatory determination of death: expert guidance from a Canadian consensus building process
Abstract
Controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD), where death is determined after cardiac arrest, has been responsible for the largest quantitative increase in Canadian organ donation and transplants, but not for heart transplants. Innovative international advances in DCD heart transplantation include direct procurement and perfusion (DPP) and normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). After death is determined, DPP involves …
Authors
Shemie SD; Torrance S; Wilson L; Hornby L; MacLean J; Mohr J; Gillrie C; Badiwala MV; Baker A; Freed DH
Journal
Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 68, No. 5, pp. 661–671
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2021
DOI
10.1007/s12630-021-01926-2
ISSN
0832-610X