Medical Decisions
When Death Is Declared by Circulatory Criteria
Donation after circulatory death and normothermic regional perfusion change how fast the system moves, and why a signed refusal at the bedside matters.
Tagged “Organ donation”
Medical Decisions
When the Hospital Declares Brain Death
Brain death is a legal and clinical pathway that can end further life-saving care, and open organ procurement, while machines still keep the body warm.
Law & Policy
What the Network for Hope Review Found
HHS reviewed one organ procurement organization and found cases where procurement may have begun before the patient had died. Why a refusal has to be findable.