Reply to reaction on ‘Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy – case report’

Najat Tajaâte; Nathalie van Dijk; Elien Pragt; David Shaw; A Kempener-Deguelle; Wim de Jongh; Jan Bollen; Walther van Mook

doi:10.1186/s12910-023-00914-z

BMC Medical Ethics (May 2023)

Reply to reaction on ‘Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy – case report’

Najat Tajaâte,
Nathalie van Dijk,
Elien Pragt,
David Shaw,
A Kempener-Deguelle,
Wim de Jongh,
Jan Bollen,
Walther van Mook

Affiliations

Najat Tajaâte: Department of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Nathalie van Dijk: Department of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Elien Pragt: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center
David Shaw: Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University
A Kempener-Deguelle: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center
Wim de Jongh: Department of Organ Donation Coordination, Department of Organ Donation Coordination
Jan Bollen: Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center
Walther van Mook: Department of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00914-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 1 – 2

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Abstract We would like to respond to the comment we received from our colleagues on our case report about organ donation after euthanasia starting at home. We reply to their statements on medical and legal aspects, and provide more information on our view of informed consent.

Published in BMC Medical Ethics

ISSN: 1472-6939 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical philosophy. Medical ethics
Website: https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com

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