Transplantation of the heart after circulatory death of the donor: time for a change in law?. Issue 6 (21st September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tibballs, James; Bhatia, Neera
• Is Part Of: Medical journal of Australia. Volume 203:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 268
• Page End: 270
• Publication Date: 2015-09-21
• Subjects: Anesthesia, analgesia and pain -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Ethics and law; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Médecine -- Périodiques; Medicine; Periodical; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610
• DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00295
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-729X

Abstract

Summary: Australia has a shortfall in donated hearts for transplantation. Hearts are usually procured from brain dead donors, but procurement from circulatory dead donors is a potential additional source. However, heart transplantation after circulatory death of the donor may not conform to the dead donor rule. An amendment in law is required to permit heart procurement for transplantation after circulatory death.