Non-heart-beating organ donation. Designing an ethically acceptable protocol.

Pro/con ethics debate: is nonheart-beating organ donation ethically acceptable?

This pro/con debate explores the ethical issues surrounding nonheart-beating organ donation (NHBD), a source of considerable controversy. It is estimated that NHBD can increase the number of organs available for transplant by 25% at a time of great need. However, should NHBD be ethically acceptable? In support of NHBD, it may be acceptable practice if there is a separation of the rationale to w...

Non-heart beating organ donation: old procurement strategy--new ethical problems.

The imbalance between supply of organs for transplantation and demand for them is widening. Although the current international drive to re-establish procurement via non-heart beating organ donation/donor (NHBOD) is founded therefore on necessity, the process may constitute a desirable outcome for patient and family when progression to brain stem death (BSD) does not occur and conventional organ...

Non heart beating organ donation in adults: a clinical practice guideline.

Non heart beating organ donation (NHBD) occurs when a patient donates organs following the determination of death by cardiorespiratory criteria. It is also know as Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) or Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD). This is distinct from Donation after Brainstem Death (DBD), which until 2011, accounted for all cadaveric organs (organ from deceased persons) donated with...

Ethical considerations in non-heart beating donation: a narrative review article

The ethics of non-heart-beating donation: how new technology can change the ethical landscape.

The global shortage of organs for transplantation and the development of new and better medical technologies for organ preservation have resulted in a renewed interest in non-heart-beating donation (NHBD). This article discusses ethical questions related to controlled and uncontrolled NHBD. It argues that certain preparative measures, such as giving anticoagulants, should be acceptable before p...