Abstract

CACCIATORI CASTRO, Armando Mario  and  OLIVARES DURAN, Enrique Mario. Bioethics in controlled asystole donor. Rev. Méd. Urug. [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.3, e501.  Epub Sep 01, 2023. ISSN 0303-3295.  https://doi.org/10.29193/rmu.39.3.9.

Campaigns for health prevention and promotion, along with advancements in therapeutic measures for neurocritical patients, have succeeded in reducing the incidence of patients with acute brain injury (ABI) progressing to brain death (BD). However, in most Latin American countries, suitable perfusable organs for transplantation (TX) come from deceased donors in brain death (BD). Donation after circulatory death (DCD), particularly controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD), represents an accepted and valid option for organ procurement that would contribute to reducing transplant waiting lists. During the cDCD process, strong bioethical principles are applied, and their implementation is crucial when making decisions.

The purpose of this article is to analyze these concepts, aiming to provide valid tools to the healthcare team for processes involving moral deliberation, such as controlled circulatory death organ donation, considered an integral part of end-of-life care.

Keywords : Heart arrest; Donation in asystole; Donation in controlled asystole; Organ transplant.

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