2017
A Quantitative Pilot Study on Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD)
Zellweger A, Eckert P, Karam O, Cedraschi C, Moretti D, Majmou H, Carre D, Ludwig V, Gasche Y. A Quantitative Pilot Study on Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD). Transplantation 2017, 101: s21. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000525002.75001.e9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitLausanne University HospitalDCD programUniversity HospitalICU caregiversAdult intensive care unitsOrgan donationPilot studyDepartment of AnaesthesiologyGeneva University HospitalsBrain death criteriaTherapy withdrawalPalliative treatmentCardiac deathCare unitICU nursesPatient deathDCD proceduresICU personnelLife careLife-support decisionsICU professionalsQuantitative pilot studyOrgan shortageCare assistants
2016
Potential Pediatric Organ Donors After Cardiac Death
Pregernig A, Karam O. Potential Pediatric Organ Donors After Cardiac Death. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 2588-2591. PMID: 27788786, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWithdrawal of careOrgan donorsAgonal timeMaximal resuscitationCardiac deathPediatric populationNeonatal intensive care unitOrgan donationBrain-dead childrenIntensive care unitOrgan donor poolTransplant waiting listPediatric organ donorPotential organ donorsOrgan donation programsMedical contraindicationsCare unitRetrospective studyDonor poolWaiting listDonation programDonor populationCareChildrenResuscitation