Journal article
Outcomes of lung transplantation from organ donation after medical assistance in dying: First North American experience
Abstract
Over 2.5% of deaths in Canada occur as a result from medical assisting in dying (MAID), and a subset of these deaths result in organ donation. However, detailed outcomes of lung transplant recipients using these donors is lacking. This is a retrospective single center cohort study comparing lung transplantation outcomes after donation using MAID donors compared to neurologically determined death and controlled donation after circulatory death …
Authors
Watanabe T; Kawashima M; Kohno M; Yeung J; Downar J; Healey A; Martinu T; Aversa M; Donahoe L; Pierre A
Journal
American Journal of Transplantation, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1637–1645
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2022
DOI
10.1111/ajt.16971
ISSN
1600-6135