Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2013
Multicenter StudyDoes uncontrolled cardiac death for organ donation raise ethical questions? An opinion survey.
Organ donation after uncontrolled cardiac death raises complex ethical issues. We conducted a survey in a large hospital staff population, including caregivers and administrators, to determine their ethical viewpoints regarding organ donation after uncontrolled cardiac death. ⋯ Only 46% of hospital-based caregivers and managers appear to accept easily the legitimacy of organ donation after cardiac death. A significant number of respondents especially intensivists, expressed concerns over the dilemma between the interests of the individual and those of society. These results underline the need to better inform both healthcare professionals and the general population to help to the development of such procedure.