Reflections on Non-Heartbeating Organ Donation: How 3 Years of Experience Affected the University of Pittsburgh's Ethics Committee's Actions
1996 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 285-299
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In 1991, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) implemented a policy that permitted the recovery of organs from cadavers pronounced dead using standardized cardiac criteria (Non-Heartbeating Cadavers or NHBC). This policy allowed families that had made a decision to forgo life sustaining treatment to then request organ donation. This entailed taking the patient to the operating room, discontinuing therapy (typically but not necessarily a ventilator), and after the patient is pronounced dead, procuring organs.
2015 ◽
Vol 6
(1)
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pp. 63
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2013 ◽
Vol 22
(4)
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pp. 527-531
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2017 ◽
Vol 6
(2)
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pp. 179-185
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2007 ◽
Vol 107
(8)
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pp. A20