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- Title
Legal Issues Relevant to Non-heart beating Organ Donation.
- Authors
Plowright, Catherine
- Abstract
The article discusses the document from Great Britain's Department of Health on legal issues regarding non-heart beating organ donation (NHBD).NHBD happens when death occurs from irreversible cessation of the heart, which is often the result of catastrophic brain injuries. The document discusses the principles of decision-making about patients who may qualify for NHBD.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; NON-heart-beating organ donation; GREAT Britain. Dept. of Health; ORGAN &; tissue donation laws; BRAIN injuries; PATIENTS
- Publication
Nursing in Critical Care, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
1362-1017
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00380_7.x