Swiss Monitoring of Potential Organ Donors (SwissPOD): a prospective 12-month cohort study of all adult ICU deaths in Switzerland

Swiss Monitoring of Potential Organ Donors (SwissPOD): a prospective 12-month cohort study of all adult ICU deaths in Switzerland

BACKGROUND: The Swiss Monitoring of Potential Organ Donors (SwissPOD) was initiated to investigate the causes of the overall low organ donation rate in Switzerland. The objective of our study was an assessment of the donation after brain death (DBD) process in Swiss adult intensive care units...

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Main Authors: Julius H. Weiss, Isabelle Keel, Franz F. Immer, Jan Wiegand, Christoph Haberthür, Comité National du Don d’Organes (CNDO)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-10-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
Switzerland
organ donation
consent rate
conversion rate
donation after brain death
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1934

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