Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) has been endorsed by the World Health
Organization and is practiced worldwide. This overview examines current DCD practices …

Neuroethical questions raised by recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of consciousness are rapidly expanding, increasingly relevant and yet …

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 …

Organ donation after the circulatory determination of death requires the permanent
cessation of circulation while organ donation after the brain determination of death requires …

The aim of the present study was to describe the current situation of donation after
circulatory death (DCD) in the Council of Europe, through a dedicated survey. Of 27 …

Brain death, more recently called death determination by neurologic criteria, 1 is at the
nexus of current controversy as the US Uniform Law Commission (ULC) seeks to revise the …

Nearly 3000 heart transplants are performed annually in the United States, yet several
hundred listed patients and several thousand unlisted patients die each year because of …

In Death, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of
Life, Miller and Truog challenge fundamental doctrines of established medical ethics. They …

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 …

Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is an accepted practice in the
United States, but heart procurement under these circumstances has been debated …