Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death.

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q1 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Current Opinion in Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI:10.1097/MCC.0000000000001265

Olivia Walker, Giuliano Testa, Anji E Wall

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Purpose of review: This study aims to examine the ethical and legal discourse surrounding normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) for donation after circulatory death (DCD).

Recent findings: NRP is well established within Europe but faces challenges in the US and is not utilized in a variety of other countries. NRP compliance with the dead donor rule (DDR) and Uniform Declaration of Death Act (UDDA) is the most significant recently addressed US ethical and legal issue. Additionally, NRP procedures raise concerns regarding public education, informed consent, public engagement, and trust. Inconsistent NRP regulation - such as in the US- is a cause for concern with the anticipated increase in NRP frequency in support of organ recovery and transplantation. There is no single repository for NRP technical and outcome data to support practice refinement - a key aspect given practice variation between centers and countries.

Summary: NRP-based organ recovery presents ethical and legal challenges to be addressed by organ donation and transplantation clinicians and organizations in conjunction with public representatives. Additional inquiry into the determination of donor circulatory death, family information needs for authorization, and coordinated regulation of NRP practice is needed to ensure that ethical and legal concerns are appropriately addressed. Public engagement is essential to bolster and preserve trust.

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Current Opinion in Critical Care 医学-危重病医学

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期刊介绍： Current Opinion in Critical Care delivers a broad-based perspective on the most recent and most exciting developments in critical care from across the world. Published bimonthly and featuring thirteen key topics – including the respiratory system, neuroscience, trauma and infectious diseases – the journal’s renowned team of guest editors ensure a balanced, expert assessment of the recently published literature in each respective field with insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews.

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