Journal article
Resumption of Cardiac Activity after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The minimum duration of pulselessness required before organ donation after circulatory determination of death has not been well studied.
METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study of the incidence and timing of resumption of cardiac electrical and pulsatile activity in adults who died after planned withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in 20 intensive care units in three countries. Patients were intended to be …
Authors
Dhanani S; Hornby L; van Beinum A; Scales NB; Hogue M; Baker A; Beed S; Boyd JG; Chandler JA; Chassé M
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 384, No. 4, pp. 345–352
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
January 28, 2021
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2022713
ISSN
0028-4793