Lung donation after medical assistance in dying at home.
Andrew HealeyMarcelo CypelHelen PyleCaitlin MillsJodie HeffrenDavid KatzJustin SmithRobert TeranishiSusan LaveryJanice BeitelJanet MacLeanDwight ProdgerShaf KeshavjeeJonathan C YeungPublished in: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2020)
Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAID) has only been possible for patients having the MAID procedure performed at a hospital facility due to prohibitive warm ischemic times. Herein, we describe a protocol for lung donation following MAID at home and demonstrate excellent postoperative outcomes. Lung donation following MAID at home is possible and should be considered by transplant programs.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- public health
- emergency department
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- blood brain barrier
- patient reported outcomes
- oxidative stress
- acute care
- weight loss