A research autopsy is a post-mortem medical procedure performed on a deceased
individual with the primary goal of collecting tissue to support basic and translational …

Abstract This 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline provides the biomedical definition of death
based on permanent cessation of brain function that applies to all persons, as well as …

A decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment (WLST) is derived by a conclusion that
further treatment will not enable a patient to survive or will not produce a functional outcome …

There is international variability in the determination of death. Death in donation after
circulatory death (DCD) can be defined by the permanent cessation of brain circulation. Post …

Background. During the 1950s, advances in critical care, and organ transplantation altered
the relationship between organ failure and death. There has since been a shift away from …

The vital status of patients who are a part of controlled donation after circulatory death
(cDCD) is widely debated in bioethical literature. Opponents to currently applied cDCD …

Clarity regarding the biomedical definition of death and the criteria for its determination is
critical to inform practices in clinical care, medical research, law, and organ donation. While …

Controlled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death: A Scoping Review of Ethical
Issues, Key Concepts, and Arguments Page 1 The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 49 (2021) …

In controlled organ donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCDD), accurate and
timely death determination is critical, yet knowledge gaps persist. Further research to …

Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is an in situ perfusion technique that may improve
the quality and quantity of organs in donation after circulatory determination of death …