Organ Donation after Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Brain Death

Takafumi Obara; Tetsuya Yumoto; Kenji Aoshima; Kohei Tsukahara; Hiromichi Naito; Atsunori Nakao

doi:10.18926/AMO/64372

Organ Donation after Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Brain Death

Takafumi Obara, Tetsuya Yumoto, Kenji Aoshima, Kohei Tsukahara, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

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A 38-year-old primipara Japanese woman suffered cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary thromboembolism 1 day after undergoing a cesarean section. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support was needed for 24 h. Despite intensive care, the patient was diagnosed with brain death on day 6. With the family's consent, comprehensive end-of-life care including organ donation was discussed based on our hospital's policy. The family decided to donate her organs. Specific training and education are required for emergency physicians to optimize the process of incorporating organ donation into end-of-life care while respecting the patient's and family's wishes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-120
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
Volume	77
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18926/AMO/64372
Publication status	Published - Feb 1 2023

Keywords

brain death
end-of-life
extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
organ donation
potential organ donor

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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