Solid organ donation from the emergency department - missed donor opportunities.

Jessica McCallumRyan YipSonny DhananiIan G Stiell

Published in: CJEM (2021)

The ED is a source of missed organ donors. All potential donors were missed due to referral after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. ED physicians should consider the possibility of solid organ donation prior to the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
kidney transplantation
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
climate change
cell therapy
adverse drug