Tensions between end-of-life care and organ donation in controlled donation after circulatory death: ICU healthcare professionals experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development of controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) is both important and challenging. The tension between end-of-life care and organ donation raises significant ethical issues for healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this prospective, multicenter, observational study is to better understand ICU physicians' and nurses' experiences with cDCD.

Methods

In 32 ICUs in France, ICU physicians and nurses were invited to complete a questionnaire after the death of end-of-life ICU patients identified as potential cDCD donors who had either experienced the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies alone or with planned organ donation (OD(-) and OD( +) groups). The primary objective was to assess their anxiety (State Anxiety In

SUBMITTER: Le Dorze M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462860 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature