Tag: circulatory death
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Liver Transplants from MAiD Donors Show Outcomes Similar to Standard Donations
Introduction: Expanding the Donor Pool with MAiD Livers Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a relatively new but increasingly discussed practice in North America and beyond. A recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology provides the first large-scale Canadian comparison of liver transplants using donors who gave organs after MAiD (donation…
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Liver Transplants from MAiD Donors Show Outcomes Comparable to Standard Donations
New Evidence Emerges on MAiD Liver Donations Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a practice that remains controversial as it evolves in health systems around the world. A landmark study published in the Journal of Hepatology analyzes liver transplants in Canada where organs from MAiD donors—specifically donations after circulatory death following MAiD…