Purpose The shortage of organs for transplantation is an important medical and societal
problem because transplantation is often the best therapeutic option for end-stage organ …

The success of any donation process requires that potential brain-dead donors (PBDD) are
detected and referred early to professionals responsible for their evaluation and conversion …

The continuing shortage of deceased donor organs for transplantation, and the limited
number of potential donors after brain death, has led to a resurgence of interest in donation …

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

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) can be performed on neurologically intact donors
who do not fulfill neurologic or brain death criteria before circulatory arrest. This commentary …

Background Donation after circulatory death (DCD) can increase the pool of available
organs for transplantation. This pilot study evaluates the implementation of a controlled DCD …

Background Intensive Care to facilitate Organ Donation (ICOD) may help to increase the
donor pool. We describe the Spanish experience with ICOD. Methods Achieving …

Objective To describe end-of-life care practices relevant to organ donation in patients with
devastating brain injury in Spain. Design A multicenter prospective study of a retrospective …

The future of deceased donation must include DCD and ex-vivo organ repair if the organ
shortage is to be reconciled even partially to the ongoing demand. Although the religious …

Introduction Family members of critically ill patients suffer from high levels of anxiety and
depression in the ICU, and are at risk of developing post-ICU syndrome following ICU …