Organ donation after circulatory death as compared with organ donation after brain death in Switzerland – an observational study

AIMS OF THE STUDY: Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) was reintroduced in Switzerland in 2011 and accounts for a third of deceased organ donors today. Controversy persists if DCD transplants are of similar quality to transplants following donation after brain death (DBD), mainly due to w...

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Main Authors: Andreas Elmer, Mara-Lisa Rohrer, Christian Benden, Nathalie Krügel, Franziska Beyeler, Franz F Immer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2022-02-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3160