Deceased donation medicine involves unique ethical challenges. Physicians who are
focused on deceased donation medicine as part of their practice can expect to encounter …

The first criteria for the determination of brain death were developed in 1968 in part to
address concerns that had arisen with the retrieval of organs for transplantation. Despite …

When patients will not survive (eg, after severe head injuries), intensive care unit (ICU)
teams face the challenge of conducting empathetic, honest and compassionate discussions …

CMAJ• AUG. 19, 2003; 169 (4) 303 systems for identifying and managing potential NHBDs
that do not significantly affect the emergency department or ICU staff. This would require the …

Human fascination with transplantation has been portrayed in mythology and legend as well
as in art and literature throughout history. It has both horrified and captivated our collective …

In Canada, the primary postmortem source of transplantable organs is patients whose
deaths have been determined on the basis of brain death criteria (heart-beating donors) …

NHBDs could increase the number of cadaver organs available for transplantation in
Canada. This possibility is under consideration in Quebec, and the Canadian Council for …

Purpose: The first criteria for the determination of brain death were developed in 1968 in part
to address concerns that had arisen with the retrieval of organs for transplantation. Despite …

Objective. To evaluate organ donation (OD) policy, appropriate comparisons between
different OD programs are required. The objective of this research was to investigate …

We agree with both Sam Shemie and colleagues and Dana Baran that there is a need to
improve the rate of brain-dead organ donation in Canada through better identification and …