Restoring the Organism as a Whole: Does NRP Resurrect the Dead?
Am J Bioeth
; 24(6): 27-33, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The introduction of normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCDD) protocols is by some regarded as controversial and ethically troublesome. One of the main concerns that opponents have about introducing NRP in cDCDD protocols is that reestablishing circulation will negate the determination of death by circulatory criteria, potentially resuscitating the donor. In this article, I argue that this is not the case. If we take a closer look at the concept of death underlying the circulatory criterion for determination of death, we find that the purpose of the criterion is to show whether the organism as a whole has died. I argue that this purpose is fulfilled by the circulatory criterion in cDCDD protocols, and that applying NRP does not negate the determination of death or resuscitate the donor.
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MEDLINE
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Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Death
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Humans
Language:
En
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Am J Bioeth
Journal subject:
ETICA
Year:
2024
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